Area elders intervened to defend Osman against kin-group accusations

Evidence

Sheikh Ali and his friends had accused Osman and Haji Farah Ali Omer of not favoring their kin group in party disputes. Leading area elders were present at the meeting at which the accusation was made and at which Osman offered to retire. These elders and many others came to Osman’s defense and reversed the rank order of the SYL list. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 367

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

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