Abdirizak H. Hussein was Prime Minister of Somalia from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967
by Omar M. Mohamed
Sunday, January 03, 2010
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The Middle Government or the Government of Abdirizak, as it was popularly know, was a test of democracy in the Somali Republic. Abdirizak Haji Hussein tried to steer the wheels of government into a new direction. He strongly believed that Somalia’s political and diplomatic future can be best served through the English language medium. The former Government, in his view, was hampered in development and isolated by the Italian language. The diplomatic world spoke and understood English.
This history piece will illustrate his struggle to break that isolation and lead the Republic into political and diplomatic maturity. As you shall witness many changes happened during his government that will have a lasting effect in the Somali political life. For example the major SYL party crumbled and broke up. Prominent members were either expelled or left the Party on their own and in their place took new members who were merely driven self interest. The political and constitutional crisis generated in this era spilled into the 1969 election and as a result the military coup.
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