48 min listen
African Dictators: Siad Barre
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In Somalia, after losing both of his parents to clan factionalism, Siad Barre joins the military and ascends its ranks over the decades. As his country finds independence from British and Italian colonizers, Barre finds power — so much, in fact, that he’s placed in charge after a coup. But whatever idealism he brings to the role is overshadowed by his turn to totalitarian policies and misguided, deadly conflicts.
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Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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