1969 in Somalia
List of events
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The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Somalia.
Incumbents
- President:
- until 15 October: Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
- 15 October-21 October: Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
- starting 21 October: Siad Barre
- Prime Minister: Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (until 1 November)
Events
- October 15 – President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in the town of Las Anod.
- October 21 – General Siad Barre comes to power in Somalia in a coup d'état, 6 days after the assassination of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke.
Births
- November 13 – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born Dutch American activist[1]
References
- ^ "Ayaan Hirsi Ali". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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1969 in Africa
- Algeria
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- Egypt
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