Afro History Today in Afro History ! A coup d’etat brings Siad Barre to power in Somalia in 1969 ! written by Marc Alexander October 21, 2025 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) Today in Afro History ! A coup d’etat brings Siad Barre to power in Somalia in 1969 ! was last modified: October 5th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz Trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie ! Astronaut, Ronald McNair ! NBA player, Shelden Williams ! NBA player, Festus Ezeli ! Actress, LaTanya Richardson ! next post Happy Birthday to Dizzy Gillespie ! You may also like Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Artist, Henry Ossawa... June 21, 2025 Retro rappers draw biggest crowd in history... July 17, 2018 Going the extra length July 8, 2018 Security ramped up in Philadelphia ahead of... July 25, 2016 Today in Afro History ! Fifteen West... May 28, 2025 From couples counseling to late-night calls, team... February 22, 2016 R. Kelly brings no protesters, lots of... November 11, 2018 Man with Down syndrome overcoming odds July 23, 2016 Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong... July 16, 2025 Ranking most likely new NFL playoff teams,... June 15, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.