Today in Afro History ! A coup d’etat brings Siad Barre to power in Somalia in 1969 !

English: Presidential residence in Garoowe, Puntland, Somalia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Marka, Somalia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Barawa – Somalia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Military portrait of Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, Somalia’s longest-serving President. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)