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Somalia: conflicts within and against the military regime

Year: 1989

Type: article

Abstract: On 23 May 1986, President Mohammed Siad Barre sustained serious body and head injuries in a car crash and had to be flown to Saudi Arabia for six weeks hospitalisation. It was months before he recovered fully, though he formally resumed the duties of the presidency again in August. The accident had major political repercussions, setting off political manoeuvres within the government and the President's own clan, the Marehan. For the first time in Siad's 17 years of rule, attention was focused on the succession to the more than 79-year old president. His illness revealed considerable weaknesses and divisions within the regime and a lack of consensus among the various factions and clans on who should succeed him.

Source: Review of African Political Economy

DOI: 10.1080/03056248908703810

Author: Patrick Gilkes

Language: English

Topic: African history and culture analysis

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2056969752

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