1970 in Somalia

The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Somalia.

Incumbents President: Siad Barre

Events In April, Barre created the National Security Courts, judicial bodies which tried his political opponents and public critics On 10 September, the government enacted National Security Law No. 54, allowing the NSS to punish critics of the regime with indefinite detention without trial On 21 October, Barre declared Somalia a Socialist state run according to the principles of Scientific socialism, and banned diyya blood money Nuruddin Farah published From a Crooked Rib

Public holidays

See also

Timeline of Somali history

References