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President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges
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South African History Online. (2012, January 20). President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073047
South African History Online (2012) 'President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073047 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073047, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073047. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073047.
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