Defeat in the Ogaden triggered an attempted coup by Majerteyn clan soldiers.

Evidence

The regime also, apparently, considered it prudent to order the majority of those units which had been withdrawn from the Ogaden to station themselves along this northern frontier where they provided a defence against a possible Ethiopian invasion and could not easily spread discontent in the south. These precautions seemed justified since on 9 April an attempted coup was made by forces garrisoned in the south. Five hundred rebel soldiers were reported to have died in the ensuing battle with forces loyal to President Siyad, who himself survived unscathed. Several of the rebel leaders – colonels of the Majerteyn clan – escaped to Kenya. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 586

Categorization

• XREF: The Majerteyn clan was powerful in the parliamentary era - connects to earlier chapters on Somali clan politics and the 1969 coup. — connects to: The Ogaden defeat’s divisive forces corroded Somalia’s political stability; The 1978 coup’s Majerteyn clansmen founded the SSDF in Ethiopia — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 598; Clan conflict between Majerteyn and Marehan escalated after the failed coup. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 587 (+3 more)

Related

• The Ogaden defeat’s divisive forces corroded Somalia’s political stability (similarity 0.88)
• Clan conflict between Majerteyn and Marehan escalated after the failed coup. (similarity 0.86)
• The 1978 coup’s Majerteyn clansmen founded the SSDF in Ethiopia (similarity 0.85)
• Somalia’s overconfidence and tactical errors invited military disaster in the Ogaden. (similarity 0.81)
• Rival Majerteyn leaders shared detention histories yet split by segment (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Widespread foreknowledge of the coup attempt met with deliberate inaction. #expands (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 866
• Rival Majerteyn leaders shared detention histories yet split by segment #expands (0.55) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 664