Ethiopia opposed Somali union and tried to block Somalia’s UN admission.
Evidence
In contrast to the devoted commitment to unification of Somalis in the two territories, the imperial government of Ethiopia was deeply unhappy about the implications such an outcome would have for the Somali territories it controlled. Consequently, it made its disapproval of the union known to the British government and even tried to convince the Soviet Union to use its veto power to block Somalia’s admission into the UN. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 481
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the broader pattern of Ethiopian-Somali territorial tension over the Haud and Reserved Area, an ongoing thread in the book. — connects to: Ethiopia profited from the war at Somalia’s expense.; External states like Ethiopia drive most pressure to restore Somali government.; Shared revolutionary socialism could not bridge Ethiopian and Somali aims on the Ogaden (+5 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 481
Broader Connections
- Reported Somali desire for union was so strong Ethiopia was uninvolved
#contradicts(0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 475 - Ethiopia sought trusteeship over Somalia while publicly refusing to aid the SYL
#expands(0.60) - French and Ethiopian interests aligned against Somali unification over the port of Jibuti
#corroborates(0.60) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 454 - Ethiopian rule suppressed Somali nationalist expression in the Haud and Ogaden.
#complicates(0.50) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 455