Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
Hussein Kulmiye Afrah (Somali: Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax, Arabic: أفراح حسين) (1920 – 1993)[1][2] was Vice President of Somalia in the era of Siad Barre between 1972 and 1990.[3] He was also a member in the Supreme Revolutionary Council.
Hussein Kulmiye Afrah | |
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| Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia | |
| In office 1 November 1989 – 22 January 1991 | |
| Vice President of Somalia | |
| In office 1972 – January 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 Afgooye, Lower Shebelle, Italian Somaliland |
| Died | 12 April 1993 (aged 73) Virginia, United States |
| Resting place | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Political party | Supreme Revolutionary Council |
| Alma mater | Carabinieri Officers’ College in Velletri, Italy |
Post Civil War
Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, Kulmiye among other Hawiye Officers were not arrested nor expelled from Mogadishu. Instead all Hawiye Clan officials who served the Barre regime were reinvented as Somali Heroes.[4]
However General Kulmiye was known for his honest straight talk against the USC militias as a clan group incapable of uniting Somalia. Mr. Kulmiye did not participate the civil war in 1991.
References
- Profile of Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
- Osman, Abdulahi A.; Souaré, Issaka K. (2007). Somalia at the crossroads: challenges and perspectives in reconstituting a failed state. Adonis & Abbey. p. 98. ISBN 190506859X.
- The defeat of Siad Barre Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine ]
- Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.
- Kapteijns, Lidwien (2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia; The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. Scansom Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0.
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