SRSP was created by the military regime of Siad Barre under Soviet guidance. A founding congress was held in June 1976. The congress elected a Central Committee, with Barre as the party general secretary. A five-member politburo, consisting of Barre, Lt. General Mohammad Ali Samatar (vice president), Major General Hussein Kulmiye Afrah (2nd vice president), Brig. Ahmad Sulaymaan Abdullah and Brig. Ismail Ali Abukor (who was later replaced by Brig. Ahmad Mahamuud Faarah) was constituted. Party cadres also included prominent socialists such as Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, Abdulrahman Aidiid, Mohamed F. Weyrah and (a well known socialist economist) and Abukar Sh. M Hussien.
The SRSP was supposed to function as a political force transcending clan lines, but in reality there was little change in political practice. Power was concentrated to three clans. The party developed an intelligence branch, Baadhista xisbiga, which worked parallel to state intelligence and paramilitary groups. At most SRSP had around 20,000 members. The SRSP held its 3rd Congress in November 1986. A major reshuffle of the Central Committee took place.
Role in Somali government
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The Seventh Article of the 1979 constitution of the Somali Democratic Republic clarified the role of the SRSP:
Authority and Leadership of the Party
The Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party shall be the only legal party in the Somali Democratic Republic; no other party or political organisation may be established.
The Somali Revolutionary Socialist party shall have supreme authority of political and socio-economic leadership in the Somali Democratic Republic.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party SRSP a was the ruling party of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1976 to 1991 Somali Revolutionary Socialist PartySomali nameXisbiga Hantiwadaagga Kacaanka SoomaaliyeedArabic nameالحزب الاشتراكي الثوري الصوماليItalian namePartito Socialista Rivoluzionario SomaloAbbreviationSRSP English XHKS Somali PSRS Italian General SecretarySiad BarreFounderAbdulrahman DhabdhableFounded26 June 1976 1976 06 26 founding congress 1 1 July 1976 1976 07 01 election of first Central Committee 1 Dissolved26 January 1991 26 January 1991 HeadquartersMogadishuMembership 1990 20 000IdeologyCommunismMarxism LeninismIslamic socialismScientific socialismSomali nationalismPan SomalismColours Blue and redPolitics of SomaliaPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 Ideology 3 Organisation 4 Role in Somali government 5 Congresses 6 Electoral history 6 1 Presidential elections 6 2 People s Assembly elections 7 Notes 8 References 8 1 Citations 8 2 BibliographyHistory EditMain article Supreme Revolutionary Council Somalia SRSP poster showing Ogaden as part of Greater Somalia SRSP was created by the military regime of Siad Barre under Soviet guidance A founding congress was held in June 1976 The congress elected a Central Committee with Barre as the party general secretary A five member politburo consisting of Barre Lt General Mohammad Ali Samatar vice president Major General Hussein Kulmiye Afrah 2nd vice president Brig Ahmad Sulaymaan Abdullah and Brig Ismail Ali Abukor who was later replaced by Brig Ahmad Mahamuud Faarah was constituted Party cadres also included prominent socialists such as Abdi Hashi Abdullahi Abdulrahman Aidiid Mohamed F Weyrah and a well known socialist economist and Abukar Sh M Hussien During a brief period prior to the escalation of conflict with Ethiopia in 1977 the SRSP developed relations with foreign communist parties such as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union CPSU and Socialist Unity Party of Germany SED CPSU initiated a programme of assistance for the SRSP party school After relations with the Eastern Bloc were ruptured a group including SRSP CC member broke away to form splinter groups This was even further accelerated by the failed military coup of April 9 1978 popularly known as Nova Aprile In 1981 dissident factions would emerge as the Democratic Front for Salvation of Somalia When Barre s regime fell in 1991 the SRSP dissolved In the same year the Somali National Front was organized by Barre loyalists Ideology EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2022 SRSP poster The SRSP was nominally a Marxist Leninist communist party but its ideology included elements of Islamic socialism scientific socialism Somali nationalism and pan Somalism citation needed Organisation EditThe SRSP was supposed to function as a political force transcending clan lines but in reality there was little change in political practice Power was concentrated to three clans The party developed an intelligence branch Baadhista xisbiga which worked parallel to state intelligence and paramilitary groups At most SRSP had around 20 000 members The SRSP held its 3rd Congress in November 1986 A major reshuffle of the Central Committee took place Role in Somali government Edit SRSP posterThe Seventh Article of the 1979 constitution of the Somali Democratic Republic clarified the role of the SRSP Authority and Leadership of the PartyThe Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party shall be the only legal party in the Somali Democratic Republic no other party or political organisation may be established The Somali Revolutionary Socialist party shall have supreme authority of political and socio economic leadership in the Somali Democratic Republic Congresses EditNo Date Location1st 27 June 3 July 1976 MogadishuExtraordinary Congress January 19792nd August 19823rd November 1986Electoral history EditPresidential elections Edit Election Party candidate Votes Result1980 Siad Barre 171 100 Elected Y1986 4 887 592 99 97 Elected YNoteAfter the 1979 election the People s Assembly elected Barre President on 26 January 1980 People s Assembly elections Edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position Result1979 Siad Barre 3 982 532 99 95 171 177 171 1st Sole legal party1984 4 207 977 99 89 171 177 1st Sole legal partyNotes Edit Somali Xisbiga Hantiwadaagga Kacaanka Soomaaliyeed XHKSArabic الحزب الاشتراكي الثوري الصومالي al Ḥizb al ishtiraki at thawri as ṣumaliItalian Partito Socialista Rivoluzionario SomaloReferences EditCitations Edit a b Mukhtar Mohamed Haji 2003 02 25 Historical Dictionary of Somalia Historical Dictionaries of Africa Revised ed Scarecrow Press p 237 ISBN 978 0 8108 6604 1 Bibliography Edit Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party amp oldid 1099652169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
