1970 in Somalia
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The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Somalia.
Incumbents
- Siad Barre, President, 21 October 1969–26 January 1991
Events
- In April, Barre created the National Security Courts, judicial bodies which tried his political opponents and public critics[1]
- On 10 September, the government enacted National Security Law No. 54, allowing the NSS to punish critics of the regime with indefinite detention without trial[2]
- On 21 October, Barre declared Somalia a Socialist state run according to the principles of Scientific socialism, and banned diyya blood money[3]
- Nuruddin Farah published From a Crooked Rib
Public holidays
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See also
References
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