The argument for overthrowing the democratic government was corruption and clanism. Yet, the military regime that followed was even more clanist and corrupt than the previous government. Somalis, and all Africans, need to stop romanticizing military regimes. They always fail at growing the economy and stabilizing society.
54th Anniversary of the Kacaan
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Marehan niggas really don’t play about this day. #LLSB
Mohamed Siyaad Barre actually sent 3 days of radio messages over the air to USC jabhad who were camped outside of xamar and said he would leave and they would form a transitional goverment and he would retire these people didn't want to form a new governent they wanted anarchy and chaos and he refused to give to them until the last second. They inherited all the trappings of the goverment, national reserve, functional ministry and goverment agencies and a full fledged national military despite being divide along clan lines could've easily been reformed.
The SNF was not considered a Jabhad until MSB went into exile in Nigeria because he was the legitimate president after that the SNF mainly became a MX political vehicle to maintain some semblance of control in Somali politics.
He had 21 years to do that and you are talking about 3 days
The Warden is probably more accurateThe Blessed Zookeeper, history has truly vindicated you
Misconception. Sharmarke was assassinated by a bodyguard with a personal grudge against him and wasn't connected with Barre. They just took advantage of that moment to start a coup.
I think there were some declassified or leaked documents to suggest otherwise
Hindsight is a b*tch. Over 30 years later and no post-91 Somali government accomplished half of what he did. And yet the man is still hated and blamed entirely for the state of modern Somalia. No accountability among Somali clan leaders and former warlords it seems.The Blessed Zookeeper, history has truly vindicated you
Let me ask you a question - who founded the government in Somalia in the first place?
You mean who founded the current government?
No, I mean a national government in Somalia proper starting with the very first president.
The SYL did. Their government was far from perfect however since it was rife with corruption, kept colonial institutions intact and had stagnant economic development.
He was a brain damaged psycho, one day calling for reconciliation and the next day shelling the city. He was just after control of the situation and personal power. It was a manipulative strategy. Even the Marehan got schooled by him in the end but they live in denial.
Then what were the colonial government and administrations? Did SYL bring north and south together?
@Idilinaa had spoke at length about this. Its well known that the Italians still kept a grip over Somalia after independence prior to Barre's ascension.
They did. SYL was lobbying hard for all Somali inhabited territories to be united but only managed to bring Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland together.
