“How the Overthrow of Somalia’s Dictator Siad Barre Turned the Country Into a Failed State”
“How the Overthrow of Somalia’s Dictator Siad Barre Turned the Country Into a Failed State” Somalia was once a vibrant, peaceful parliamentary democracy, often praised as a model for post-colonial Africa, until 1991, when dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown. Mohamed Siad Barre was Somalia’s second president, ruling from 1969 to 1991. He took power […] The post “How the Overthrow of Somalia’s Dictator Siad Barre Turned the Country Into a Failed State” first appeared on The Zambian Observer .