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Somalia: Colonialism, Socialism and War

Somalia: Colonialism, Socialism and War

Update: 2024-11-10
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Eric and Rob join Abdi for a discussion on Somalia from the colonial period to the present. They discuss the formation of the Somali people, the long and conflictual relationship to Ethiopia, British and Italian colonization and Somali independence before moving on to the scientific socialist period under Siad Barre. They discuss the achievements of this period, the origins of the Ogaden War conflict, and the abandonment of the USSR and of Socialism. They then discuss the disintegration of the Somali state, the long civil war, and the Islamic Court Union period, before giving some thoughts on the present.

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Somalia: Colonialism, Socialism and War

Somalia: Colonialism, Socialism and War