Somalia's Scientific Socialism

In this episode we discuss Somalia's socialist government between 1969-1991. This movement was led by Mohamed Siad Barre, a Somali Communist politician. Under the Supreme Revolutionary Council, Barre transformed Somalia into a one-party Marxist-Leninist communist state, renaming the country the Somali Democratic Republic and adopting a concept called scientific socialism, with support from the Soviet Union. Whilst Barre’s rule had initial success: modernisation, nationalisation and anti-tribalism, defeat in the Ogaden War triggered Somali rebellion and dissatisfaction. You can find sources below. Please excuse any background noise in this episode, recording via Zoom has its challenges! Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. We're on buy me a coffee too: buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee Astrid: IG: astrid_monologuesx Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: “Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden”: The Horn of Africa and SALT II, 1977–1979 Somali Democratic Republic Permanent Mission of the Somali Republic to the United Nations Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism Socialist Somalia: The legacy of Barre’s military regime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices