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The Somali Democratic Republic (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiya Soomaaliyeed; Arabic: الجمهورية الديمقراطية الصومالية, al-Jumhūriyyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah aṣ-Ṣūmāliyyah) was a socialist state in Somalia that existed from 1969 to 1991.
The Somali invasion of Ogaden took place in July 1977, when Somalia attacked Ethiopia in two formations. The main force had the aim of seizing Jijiga , Harar and Dire Dawa while a secondary force assaulted Dolo , Gode and Imi . [ 1 ]
The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya t’orinet), was a military conflict fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from July 1977 to March 1978 over the sovereignty of Ogaden.
2.2 Somali Democratic Republic. 2.3 Transitional Federal Government. 2.4 Federal Republic of Somalia. 3 See also. ... July 13, 1977 C.E. ...
14 Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) 15 Somali National Movement (1981-1991) 16 Republic of Somaliland ... (1977-1978) Somali Democratic Republic. Supported by:
The Somali Democratic Republic achieved a literacy rate of 70%, one of the highest in Africa at the time. ... By September 1977, Somalia controlled 90% of the Ogaden ...
The 1978 Somali coup d'état attempt was a violent military coup attempt that took place in Somalia (then Somali Democratic Republic) on 9 April 1978, [2] against the regime of President Siad Barre. The United States Central Intelligence Agency estimated that the coup, led by Colonel Mohamed Osman Irro , involved around 24 officers, 2,000 ...
President of Somalia Siad Barre decided to intensify the war by involving the Somali army as he believed it would allow the WSLF to press home their growing victories and enable the complete secession of the Ogaden. On 13 July 1977, the Ogaden War was triggered when the Somali Democratic Republic invaded the Ogaden region in order to assist the ...