1969 in Somalia

The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Somalia.

Incumbents

• President:
• until 15 October: Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
• 15 October-21 October: Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
• starting 21 October: Siad Barre
• Prime Minister: Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (until 1 November)

Events

• October 15 – President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in the town of Las Anod.
• October 21 – General Siad Barre comes to power in Somalia in a coup d'état, 6 days after the assassination of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke.

Births

• November 13 – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born Dutch American activist

References