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Established in October 1969, the Somali Democratic Republic emerged following a coup d'état led by Major General Siad Barre and the Somali military.<ref name="Jdftchoa">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Grolierenc">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Myswenvwp">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The coup took place six days after the assassination of Abdirashid Shermarke, the second President of the Somali Republic.<ref name="Myswenvwp" /> Barre's administration governed Somalia for the next 21 years until the rise of Ethiopian-backed Somali rebel groups, which ultimately led to the government's collapse and the onset of civil war in 1991.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

History

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Coup d'etat

Template:Main Abdirashid Shermarke, the 2nd president of Somalia, was assassinated outside the municipal headquarters of Las Anod in Northern Somalia on 15 October 1969. Shermarke had been visiting drought-stricken areas in the northeast when the assassin, Said Yusuf Ismail, shot and killed him.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Henry Kissinger, then United States National Security Advisor, concluded that the assassin acted independently.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Sharmarke was elected in 1964 with support from the Soviet Union and other communist states during his campaign.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

On 21 October 1969, at 3:00 a.m., Siad Barre, Jama Ali Korshel, Salaad Gabeyre Kediye, Mohamed Ainanshe Guled, and the military overthrew the parliamentary government of the prior Somali Republic in the 1969 Somali coup d'état.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> One of the primary causes of the coup was widespread corruption and mishandling of public funds within the Somali government; consequently, many members of the police and armed forces had become disillusioned with the direction of the country.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Proclamation of coup by the Supreme Revolutionary Council

The assassin, of former President Abdirashid Shermarke Ismail, was tried, tortured, and executed by the Supreme Revolutionary Council. Notably, Ismail shared the same clan background as President Shermarke.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Early years

In 1970, one year after the coup, Siad Barre declared Somalia to be a socialist state and set upon the 'Somalization' of the country, essentially a grand scheme to diminish clan loyalties and create a 'dutiful Somali' country.<ref name="Ingiriss2016">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Leonard2006">Template:Cite book</ref> The Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC), which came to power following President Shermarke's assassination, was led by Lieutenant General Salaad Gabeyre Kediye and Chief of Police Jama Ali Korshel. Kediye held the official title of "Father of the Revolution", and shortly thereafter, Barre became the head of the SRC.<ref name="Adam">Template:Cite book</ref> The SRC arrested members of the former civilian government, banned political parties, dissolved the National Assembly, and suspended the constitution.<ref name="Metz3">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>

Literacy campaign

The Somali revolutionary army initiated large-scale public works programs in 1972, and successfully implemented an urban and rural literacy campaign, thus significantly increasing the literacy rate. By 1986 the literacy rate in Somalia was said to be 60% due to the massive success of this campaign.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In addition to a nationalization program for industry and land, the new regime's foreign policy emphasized Somalia's traditional and religious ties with the Arab world, leading to its eventual membership in the Arab League (AL) in 1974.<ref name="Frankel">Template:Cite book</ref> That same year, Barre also served as chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU).<ref name="Yang">Oihe Yang, Africa South of the Sahara 2001, 30th ed. (Taylor and Francis: 2000), p. 1025.</ref> Somalia also initially adhered to a populist communist philosophy. Consequently, Barre's regime lent support to various anti-colonial movements, including the rebellion in South Africa against that country's then-ruling apartheid government. As chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1974, a rotating seat, Barre invited the ANC as an equal member and gave them a platform to have their voices heard. Barre's government also trained South African guerillas and gave them access to military hardware and naval assets.<ref>Somalia needs African solidarity</ref>

On July 1976, Barre’s SRC disbanded and established the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) as a one-party government based on scientific socialism and Somali-Islamic principles. The SRSP aimed to reconcile the official state ideology with the official state religion, emphasizing Islamic principles of social progress, equality, and justice. The government argued that these principles formed the core of scientific socialism, along with a focus on self-sufficiency, public participation, popular control, and direct ownership of the means of production. While the SRSP encouraged limited private investment, the administration's overall direction was proclaimed as socialist.<ref name=":0" />

Operations and relations in Africa (Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia and Burundi)

During their early communist phase, Siad Barre and his military junta were initially quite supportive of various fledgling administrations and anti-colonial movements. In 1974, the Somali government invited trainee pilots and technicians from Burundi for a two-year-long capacity training programme with the Somali Air Force, which at that time was one of the strongest air powers on the continent. Before their training, the Burundi Air Force consisted of only three pilots who had received training in Egypt and France. This number grew to 18 with the help of Somali pilots and instructors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>AMISOM Issue 25, 31 March 2011</ref>

Barre was also the only head of state to attend Mozambique's independence celebrations. Along with the Soviet Union and Cuba, Barre also sent martial reinforcements to assist the government of Samora Machel against Rhodesian and Portuguese forces. Rhodesian guerrillas in Maputo at the time "bragged to Portuguese correspondents that Somali tanks will be used in future operations against Ian Smith’s forces.<ref>MOSCOW’S NEXT TARGET IN AFRICA by Robert Moss</ref> In their struggle against the Rhodesians, Zambia appealed to other African countries for military support. On 27 June 1977, President Kenneth David Kaunda speaking to a crowd of Zambians in Lusaka announced that Somalia's armed forces were prepared to aid his country against the Rhodesians.<ref>Facts & reports , Volume 7</ref> Somali Air Force pilots stood on standby to fly Zambian MiGs in case of a war.<ref>World, Volume 2 Pg 20</ref>

Despite these relations, however, Barre's administration was also one of the few governments on the continent that maintained regular and extensive contacts with South Africa's apartheid regime. The Somali government would grow increasingly closer with the RSA during the 1980s, as it progressively abandoned its initial communist philosophy. After fallout from the unsuccessful Ogaden War campaign, Mogadishu now sought new allies and approached Pretoria for assistance. Barre viewed the South African government as a potential partner on account of the RSA's own military struggle against communist forces. A South African delegation was subsequently hosted in Somalia's capital in May 1984, where the Somali Defense Minister declared that "RSA and Somalia have the same aggressors". Sharing of military intelligence characterized the two administrations' relationship. The South African government also hoped to secure a position as an armaments supplier for the Somali military, with a view toward using Somalia as an entree into the Middle Eastern weapons market.<ref>Roger Pfister, Apartheid South Africa and African states: from pariah to middle power, 1961–1994, Volume 14, (I.B.Tauris, 2005), pp.114-117.</ref>

Ogaden War

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On 13 July 1977, the Ogaden War against Ethiopia erupted when Barre's government aimed to annex the predominantly Somali-inhabited Ogaden region into a Pan-Somali Greater Somalia. This conflict was part of a broader SNA initiative to unify all Somali territories, known as Soomaaliweyn. The USSR, finding itself initially supplying both sides of the war, attempted to mediate a ceasefire. When their efforts failed, the Soviets abandoned Somalia. All aid to Siad Barre's regime was halted, while arms shipments to Ethiopia were increased. Soviet military aid (second in magnitude only to the October 1973 gigantic resupplying of Syrian forces during the Yom Kippur War) and advisors flooded into the country along with around 15,000 Cuban combat troops. Other communist countries offered assistance: the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen offered military assistance and North Korea helped train a "People's Militia"; East Germany likewise offered training, engineering and support troops.<ref name="East-Germany-Ethiopia">Template:Cite web</ref> As the scale of communist assistance became clear in November 1977, Somalia broke diplomatic relations with the USSR and expelled all Soviet citizens from the country.

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The estimated territory of Greater Somalia.

In the first week of the war, the Somali National Army achieved remarkable victories over Ethiopian forces. Such as the Battle of Jijiga in mid September 1977.<ref name="Porter">Template:Cite book</ref> Somalia was easily overpowering Ethiopian military hardware and technology capability. Army General Vasily Petrov of the Soviet Armed Forces had to report back to Moscow the "sorry state" of the Ethiopian army. The 3rd and 4th Ethiopian Infantry Divisions that suffered the brunt of the Somali invasion had practically ceased to exist.<ref>Soviet intervention and the Ogaden counter-offensive of 1978 by Mark Urban pg 42</ref> This initial success surprised many American military observers who maintained a neutral stance. Southern and central Ogaden were quickly captured, and throughout much of the conflict, the Somali Army continued to defeat the Ethiopian Army, advancing as far as Sidamo and Bale. By September 1977, Somalia controlled 90% of the Ogaden, capturing strategic cities like Jijiga and exerting heavy pressure on Dire Dawa, thereby threatening the train route from that city to Djibouti.

Because of the Sino-Soviet rivalry, China supported Somalia diplomatically and with token military aid. Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu had a habit of breaking with Soviet policies and maintained good diplomatic relations with Siad Barre. By 17 August, elements of the Somali army had reached the outskirts of the strategic city of Dire Dawa. Not only was the country's second largest military airbase located here, as well as Ethiopia's crossroads into the Ogaden, but Ethiopia's rail lifeline to the Red Sea ran through this city, and if the Somalis held Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would be unable to export its crops or bring in equipment needed to continue the fight. Gebre Tareke estimates the Somalis advanced with two motorized brigades, one tank battalion and one BM battery upon the city; against them were the Ethiopian Second Militia Division, the 201 Nebelbal battalion, 781 battalion of the 78th Brigade, the 4th Mechanized Company, and a tank platoon possessing two tanks.<ref name="EthSom645">Gebru Tareke, "Ethiopia-Somalia War," p. 645.</ref> Following the siege of Harar, a massive and unprecedented Soviet intervention occurred, involving 20,000 Cuban troops and several thousand Soviet advisers supporting Ethiopia's communist Derg regime. On 15 March 1978, a ceasefire was negotiated, bringing an end to the war. This shift in Soviet support prompted the Barre government to seek new allies, eventually turning to the United States, which had been courting Somalia for some time as a counter to Soviet influence. Ultimately, Somalia's initial alliance with the Soviet Union and subsequent partnership with the United States enabled it to build the largest army in Africa.<ref name="Ramsbotham">Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, Encyclopedia of International Peacekeeping Operations, (ABC-CLIO: 1999), p. 222. Template:ISBN?</ref>

Coup attempt

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Portrait of Somali president Siad Barre around the year 1970

On 9 April 1978 a coup was attempted,<ref name="WaPo">Template:Cite news</ref> against the Somali government of President Siad Barre. The United States Central Intelligence Agency estimated that the coup, led by former Colonel Mohamed Osman Irro, alongside him Lieutenant Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed who both served in the Ogaden war, involved around 24 officers, 2,000 soldiers, and 65 tanks.

Gunfire broke out in the city of Afgooye, south of the capital Mogadishu, small arms fire and explosions were heard on the outskirts of the capital.<ref name="NYT2">Template:Cite web</ref> The coup was originally planned to start in Hargeisa, a city in northern Somalia, but Barre likely knew of the attempt in advance and was able to disrupt the coup before it launched, as well as position forces loyal to himself in the capital.<ref name="CIA">Template:Cite web</ref> The attempted coup ended in a disastrous failure, 17 alleged ringleaders, including Osman, were summarily executed by firing squad,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Abdullahi Yusuf fled to the neighboring country of Ethiopia, which was considered an enemy by the Somali government.<ref name="Npmc2">New People Media Centre (Nairobi, Kenya), New people, Issues 94–105, (New People Media Centre: Comboni Missionaries, 2005).</ref> Barre used the coup as justification to purge certain members belonging to the same clan as the men involved in the coup from government and military positions.<ref name="CIA2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Aftermath

After fleeing Somalia Abdullahi Yusuf and his men would find an armed anti-Siad Barre militia backed by the Derg regime in Ethiopia,Template:Sfn 'created, organized, trained and financed by Ethiopia'.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Initially called the Somali Salvation Front (SSF; later the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, SSDF),<ref name="Fitzgerald4">Nina J. Fitzgerald, Somalia: issues, history, and bibliography, (Nova Publishers: 2002), p.25.</ref> which would soon oppose the Somali government. Barre blamed the coup attempt on the Eastern Bloc, namely the Soviet Union and Cuba, countries that supported Ethiopia in the Ogaden War, he labeled them "new imperialists".<ref name="NYT2"/> The CIA determined that the Soviet Union was not behind the coup attempt, but were ultimately seeking to remove Barre from rule.<ref name="CIA3">Template:Cite web</ref>

1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War

Between June and August 1982 the Ethiopian military, supported by hundreds of SSDF rebels led by Abdullahi Yusuf invaded central Somalia. After a SNA force infiltrated the Ogaden, joined with the WSLF and attacked an Ethiopian army unit outside Shilabo, about 150 kilometers northwest of Beled weyne, Ethiopia retaliated by launching an operation against Somalia.

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Somali National Army soldier stands between two captured Ethiopian BTR-60 armored carriers that were disabled in battle

On June 30, 1982, Ethiopian army units, together with SSDF guerrillas, struck at several points along Ethiopia's southern border with Somalia, the operation initially aimed to advance all the way to the Somali coastline<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and ultimately overthrow the Barre regime.<ref name="TS">Template:Cite journal</ref> Which ended in a Stalemate at border towns of Galdogob and Balanbale about 50 kilometers northwest of Galcaio. Further Ethiopian attacks were repulsed by the SNA. Although Ethiopia aligned with the SSDF rebels had a larger army then the SNA,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> with approximately 10,000 to 15,000 Ethiopian troops, equipped with Soviet-supplied MIG fighters and T-55 tanks, launched an invasion,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="SE">Template:Cite news</ref> and were accompanied by 2,000 to 5,000 Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) rebels, who were similarly armed with tanks and received support from Ethiopian artillery and air forces.<ref name="SE" />Template:SfnEthiopian troops and SSDF Rebels failed to capture the key cities of Galkayo and Beledweyne, as the Somali army successfully repelled the main assault.<ref name="NS">Template:Cite book</ref> Due to Siad Barre’s efforts there was an upsurge in domestic support for Somali President Siad Barre during the 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Ethiopian officer's notes for a June 1982 offensive, analyzed by Somali Army intelligence. Symbols at the page's base depict three divisions at a start line. In Amharic, notes mention BTRs moving in line, 100 troops per row, advancing in depth through a mined area before attacking. The document was captured in a failed assault.

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Template:Main In 1979, a new constitution was introduced, leading to elections for a People's Assembly. Despite this, Barre's Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) continued to maintain control.<ref name="Grolierenc" /> In October 1980, the SRSP was disbanded, and the Supreme Revolutionary Council was re-established in its place.<ref name=":0" /> The regime weakened further in the 80's as the Cold War drew to a close, diminishing Somalia's strategic importance.

The government's totalitarian grip<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> culminated in the Isaaq genocide (1987–1989), in response to the attacks the Somali government suffered by militant groups such as the 1970 Zeila uprising (done by Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf subsequent key member of the SNM) and later bombings within the city of Hargeisa by the Somali National Movement (SNM) a militant rebel organization backed by Ethiopia of predominantly Isaaq supporters. This response which devastated several major cities and at timws targeted members of the Isaaq clan. Civilian death estimates range from 50,000 to 100,000.<ref name="Peifer">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Jones">Template:Cite book</ref> Groups opposed to Barre’s regime predominantly supported by Ethiopia, emerged across the country and eventually led to the Somali Civil War. Among these militia groups were the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF),<ref name="Fitzgerald4"/> the United Somali Congress (USC),<ref name=":8">Template:Cite book</ref> the Somali National Movement (SNM), and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), alongside non-violent political opposition such as the Somali Democratic Movement (SDM), the Somali Democratic Alliance (SDA) and the Somali Manifesto Group (SMG). On the 26th of January 1991, Barre was ousted from power, and subsequently Somalia immediately descended into chaos in the wake of civil war.Template:Citation needed

New constitution

A new Constitution was ratified on 25 August 1979 through a popular referendum, leading to elections for a People's Assembly. This Constitution established a presidential system, wherein the president served as both the head of state and the head of government. As head of government, the president appointed the members of the Council of Ministers, which he chaired. Initially, the Constitution stipulated that the president would be elected for a six-year renewable term by a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature.<ref name="mongabay">Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

The Somali Democratic Republic functioned as a unitary republic under the Marxist-Leninist single-party rule of first the Supreme Revolutionary Council, then the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The only serving president, Siad Barre, exercised totalitarian control over the country through a military dictatorship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

President

Prime Ministers

  • Mohamed Farah Salad (November 1, 1969 – March 1970)
  • Post abolished (March 1970 – February 1, 1987)
  • Muhammad Ali Samatar (February 1, 1987 – September 3, 1990)
  • Muhammad Hawadle Madar (September 3, 1990 – January 24, 1991)

References

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