General Mohamed Siyad Barre
Sep 15, 1978; Mogadishu, Somalia; President of Somali Democratic Republic, General MOHAMED SIYAD BARRE, born in Lugh Ferrandu in 1919. Educated in Lugh Ferrandi, Mogadishu. Joined Police Force in 1941. Regional Divisional Commander in 1950. Sent to Italian Military Academy in 1959. Colonel, Deputy Commander of the Army in 1965. President of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in 1969. Resigned as C-in-C in 1970. Married and father of 20 children
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