Abortive coup in Somalia

Title

Abortive coup in Somalia

Genre

News report

TX Date

10 Feb 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:03

Description

David Storey reports on an abortive military coup in Somalia; on Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre’s speech on the coup leaders being arrested; who was responsible; the defeat of the army; the support of the rest of the committee; the strong international pressure to bring peace.

Contributors

David Storey

Keywords

Cuba; USSR; International relations; US; Africa; Military government; Somalia; Mohamed Siad Barre

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