Muhammad Farah Aydid

From: Encyclopedia Britannica | Date: 2007 | Copyright information

[orig. Muhammad Farah Hassan] (born 1930, Beledweyne, Italian Somaliland—died Aug. 1, 1996, Mogadishu, Somalia) Somali faction leader. He received military training in Italy and the U.S.S.R. and served in posts under Mohamed Siad Barre (1978–89) before overthrowing him in 1991. He became the dominant clan leader at the centre of the Somalian civil war. Losing the interim presidency to another factional leader, Aydid continued warring on rival clans. When UN and U.S. troops arrived in Somalia (1992), Aydid ambushed a UN contingent and was declared an outlaw. The attempt to capture him led to many deaths, and foreign troops were withdrawn. He then intensified his campaign against his rivals, but he reportedly died of a heart attack after being wounded in battle.For more information on Aydid, Muhammad Farah, visit Britannica.com.

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