Black class alliances with northern capital were inherently short-lived and opportunistic

Evidence

Abbas’s reaction was to bury the hatchet with Messali, and on 14 March in the fateful town of Sétif, and in another rare moment of unity, all the principal components of nationalism joined hands in a new grouping called Amis du Manifeste et de la Liberté (A.M.L.). In the most precise terms yet, it restated its aim as being “to propagate the idea of an Algerian nation, and the desire for an Algerian constitution with an autonomous republic federated to a renewed French republic, anti-colonial and anti-imperialist”. This new brief moment of unity was to perish finally amid the bloodshed and recriminations of Sétif the following year; nevertheless, the A.M.L. declaration did establish a principle of immense political and propaganda importance. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 122 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

This led to a feud in which each side sought outside help; the defeated Ayyal Ahmad turned to Haji Shirmarke ‘Ali and his Habar Yunis clansmen for support. With this backing, they were then able to re-establish themselves and to expel the Ayyal Yunis who moved to the small roadstead of Bulhar, some miles to the west of Berbera. By 1846, however, the menace of other clans had led the two rival Ayyal lineages to compose their differences and Haji ‘Ali’s services had been dispensed with: he had been ‘British Agent’ at Berbera in 1842. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 123 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Unity among rival nationalist factions proved fragile and brief — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 122; Black mass migration and Populist alliance repudiated middle-class leadership.; Somali clans shifted alliances opportunistically in response to trade wealth — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 123 (+1 more)

Related

• Unity among rival nationalist factions proved fragile and brief (similarity 0.83)
• Somali clans shifted alliances opportunistically in response to trade wealth (similarity 0.82)
• Shortly after independence MPs abandoned party lines for personal alliances (similarity 0.79)
• Somali clan maneuvering between rival empires weakened the Somali position (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Unity among rival nationalist factions proved fragile and brief #corroborates (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 122
• Black mass migration and Populist alliance repudiated middle-class leadership. #exemplifies (0.55)
• Somali clans shifted alliances opportunistically in response to trade wealth #corroborates (0.50) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 123
• Somali clan maneuvering between rival empires weakened the Somali position #corroborates (0.45)