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Siad Barre was a military leader who ruled Somalia as its head of state from 1969 until 1991, a period spanning more than two decades of the country's modern history. His regime is significant because it shaped Somalia's political and social development during the Cold War era, though his rule became increasingly authoritarian and ended amid civil conflict.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italian Empire
- Place of birth
- Luuq
- Place of death
- Lagos
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Somali
- Religion
- Islam
- Conflict
- Somali Civil War
- Military branch
- Somali Armed Forces
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Siad Barre.png
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of death
- 1995-02-02
- Commons category
- Siad Barre
- ethnic group
- Somalis
- date of birth
- 1919-10-06
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Mohamed Siad Barre
- member of
- Supreme Revolutionary Council
- place of burial
- Garbaharey District
- facial hair
- toothbrush moustache
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