Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)

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Somali Democratic Republic
Jamhuuriyadda Dimoqraadiga Soomaaliyeed
الجمهورية الديمقراطية الصومالية
1969–1991
Flag of Somali Democratic Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Somali Democratic Republic
Coat of arms
Anthem: Soomaaliya Ha Noolaato (Somali) "Long live Somalia"
CapitalMogadishu (Hamar)
Largest cityMogadishu
Common languagesSomali
Arabic
English
Italian
Religion
Islam
Demonym(s)Somali
Dominant mode of productionSocialism
GovernmentPeople's dictatorship under a one-party African (Somali) socialist republic
• President
Mohamed Siad Barre
LegislaturePeople's Assembly
History
• Established
1969
• Dissolution
1991


The Somali Democratic Republic was the socialist administration of Somalia ruled by Siad Barre and the Supreme Revolutionary Council and the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party from 1969 to 1991. It consisted of current day Somali borders and succeeded the Somali Republic.

References

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  1. SRSP (Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party) (1975). Statute of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party. [PDF] Mogadishu: SRSP. [MIA]

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  1. People's Assembly (1979). Somali Democratic Republic The Constitution 1979. [PDF] Mogadishu: People's Assembly.