Siad Barre
Major General Siad Barre | |
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3rd President of Somalia | |
In office October 21, 1969 – January 26, 1991 | |
Vice President | Muhammad Ali Samatar |
Preceded by | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |
Succeeded by | Ali Mahdi Muhammad |
2nd Commander in Chief of the Somali Armed Forces | |
In office 1965–1969 | |
Preceded by | Daud Abdulle Hirsi |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Ali Samatar |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohamed Siad Barré 1910 Shilavo, Ethiopian Empire[1] |
Died | January 2, 1995 Lagos, Nigeria | (aged 84–85)
Resting place | Garbaharey, Somalia |
Political party | Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) | Khadija Maalin Dalayad Haji Hashi[1] Fadumo Aw Muse Falhado Gura Maryan Hassan[2] |
Relations | [3] |
Children | 29, including |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy (1935–1941) Somali Republic (1960–1969) Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) |
Branch/service | Somali National Army |
Years of service | 1935–1941 1960–1991 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | Second Italo-Ethiopian War East African Campaign (World War II) 1964 Ethiopian-Somali Border War Shifta War Ogaden War Somaliland War of Independence 1982 Ethiopian-Somali Border War Somali Rebellion Somali Civil War |
Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barré