Open Thread – Monday, December 9, 2013

Styled the “Victorious Leader” (Guulwade), Siad Barre fostered the growth of a personality cult. Portraits of him in the company of Marx and Lenin lined the streets on public occasions.[14] He advocated a form of scientific socialism based on the Qur’an and Marx, with heavy influences of Somali nationalism.<<<Source>>>

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