For over three decades, Somalia has been at the centre of armed conflict waged in the country by a variety of groups. The overthrow of the Siad Barre’s military regime in Somalia, on 27 January 1991, was the beginning of this state of chaos in Somalia.

Mohamed Siad Barre’s autocratic rule over Somalia began with a coup d’état, including the murder of the former President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke on 15 October 1969, and his rule lasted twenty-two years (1969–91).

The Barre regime became increasingly oppressive and violent in the late 1970s through the 1980s, although mass atrocities did not begin until later.

In this episode of African Biographics,we look at the rise to power, eventual demise and death of Mohammed Siad Barre as well as a brief history of Socialist Somalia.


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