Siad Barre spoke to BBC Somali in 1972, giving a wide-ranging interview on everything from Somali foreign policy to his hobbies and family life.
https://reeceashdown.substack.com/p/mohammed-siad-barre-part-2-power?r=5qrbeg
Thanks for sharing this Reece. It is a good summary of the high point of Barre’s time in charge and crucially how he went wrong.
Mahadsanid Faysal. Wax badan oo uu duuggnaa ayaad nala wadaagtaa mar walba.
https://reeceashdown.substack.com/p/mohammed-siad-barre-part-2-power?r=5qrbeg
Thanks for sharing this Reece. It is a good summary of the high point of Barre’s time in charge and crucially how he went wrong.
Mahadsanid Faysal. Wax badan oo uu duuggnaa ayaad nala wadaagtaa mar walba.