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episode 3: Somalia's Scientific Socialism
In this episode we discuss Somalia's socialist government between 1969-1991. This movement was led by Mohamed Siad Barre, a Somali Communist politician. Under the Supreme Revolutionary Council, Barre transformed Somalia into a one-party Marxist-Leninist communist state, renaming the country the Somali Democratic Republic and adopting a concept called scientific socialism, with support from the Soviet Union. Whilst Barre’s rule had initial success: modernisation, nationalisation and anti-tribalism, defeat in the Ogaden War triggered Somali rebellion and dissatisfaction. You can find sources below.
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Sources for further reading:
“Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden”: The Horn of Africa and SALT II, 1977–1979
Somali Democratic Republic
Permanent Mission of the Somali Republic to the United Nations
Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism
Socialist Somalia: The legacy of Barre’s military regime
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