Leadership of Somalia’s revolutionary council
A Somali police officer and politician who joined Barre’s regime after the 1969 coup. He became interior minister in 1970 and one of the revolutionary council’s vice-presidents in 1971. His career illustrates the military-police leadership’s control over state administration.
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State and economic-policy context
A Somali police officer and politician who joined Barre’s regime after the 1969 coup. He became interior minister in 1970 and one of the revolutionary council’s vice-presidents in 1971. His career illustrates the military-police leadership’s control over state administration.
The nationalized modern sector was only part of the economy. Much livestock remained privately owned. Farming and fishing settlements for drought-displaced people faced practical constraints and differences in livelihoods.