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Muhammad Siad Barre (1919–1995) was a Somali politician, military officer, and diplomat. Born in Garbahaareey, Shilavo, Luuq, he held citizenship in both Somalia and the Italian Empire. A member of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party, he served as President of Somalia and was a member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council. His military career included service in the Royal Italian Army and the Somali Armed Forces, where he attained the rank of major general.
Barre participated in the Ogaden War and the Somali Civil War. He was a Muslim of Somali ethnicity. He died of a myocardial infarction in Lagos on either January 2 or February 2, 1995. His remains are buried in the Garbaharey District.
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Genome evolution across 1,011 Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates
· 2018 · cited 1,130x
- Clinical and echocardiographic disease in patients starting end-stage renal disease therapy
· 1995 · cited 909x
- Impact of left ventricular hypertrophy on survival in end-stage renal disease
· 1989 · cited 562x
- The impact of anemia on cardiomyopathy, morbidity, and mortality in end-stage renal disease
· 1996 · cited 532x
- Proxemics [and Comments and Replies]
· 1968 · cited 525x
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Quotes
- “In our Revolution we believe that we have broken the chain of a consumer economy based on imports, and we are free to decide our destiny. And in order to realize the interests of the Somali people, their achievement of a better life, the full development of their potentialities and the fulfillment of their aspirations, we solemnly declare Somalia to be a Socialist State.”
- “When I came to Mogadishu...[t]here was one road built by the Italians. If you try to force me to stand down, I will leave the city as I found it. I came to power with a gun; only the gun can make me go.”
- “Some of the colonizers do understand and quickly retreat, while some, because they are stupid, continue colonizing others, increasing the suffering, deaths, injuries, defeat and humiliation. The people colonized by Abyssinia will be free. Eritrea will be free, and they cannot refuse to let them be free. Western Somalia will be free, and they cannot refuse to grant it freedom. The numerous Abo will be free because this is history, and no one can prevent the sunshine from reaching us.”
- “I did not come to power to divide Somali but to unite them, and I will never deviate from this path. I shall respect a Somali individual as long as he deserves respect, but if he turns away from the correct path, then that is not my business.”
- “We should teach the foreigners and colonialists that Somalia cannot be led by other people and that the traitors who fled the country will never lead Somalia.”
- “To use the term Arab-Somali relations is to exclude Somalia from the Arab homeland. Relations between Somalia and the other Arab countries are good but could be better.”
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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