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Mohammed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: 𐒑𐒖𐒄𐒖𐒑𐒗𐒆 𐒈𐒘𐒕𐒛𐒆 𐒁𐒖𐒇𐒇𐒗, Arabic: محمد زياد بري Muhammad Siad Bariy; c. 6 October 1909 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali major general, politician and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 ...
- 1935–1991
- Ali Mahdi Muhammad
May 1, 2024 · Mohamed Siad Barre (born c. 1919, Ganane, Italian Somaliland—died Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) was the president of Somalia who held dictatorial rule over the country from October 1969, when he led a bloodless military coup against the elected government, until January 1991, when he was overthrown in a bloody civil war.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 26, 2021 · Mohamed Siad Barre was a military general and the third president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. He ruled over a one-party state based on socialist and Islamic ideologies, and led a bloody civil war with militias and Ethiopia. He died in exile in 1995. Learn more about his life, regime, and legacy.
Jan 3, 1995 · Maj. Gen. Mohammed Siad Barre, who was overthrown as President of Somalia in 1991 after ruling that impoverished African country for more than 20 years, died yesterday in exile in Lagos,...
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Oct 6, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Siad Barre, who led a coup in 1969 and ruled Somalia until 1991. Find out how he transformed the country, fought wars, faced coups and died in exile.
Jan 3, 1995 · January 3, 1995 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Mohamed Siad Barre, the former Somalian president who thrived off Cold War rivalries but left his nation in anarchy and on the brink of famine, died Jan. 2 in...
Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali major general, politician and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 October 1969 to 26 January 1991.
