Ethiopia was Somaliland’s only external friend.
Evidence
The close ethnic and clan links with the Somali region now known as ‘Region 5’ (the former Ogaden) in the new federal structure of Ethiopia, supplemented by common commercial interests, were reflected in the generally positive attitude of the Ethiopian government towards Somaliland. This local ‘superpower’ was the fledgling Republic’s only external friend. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 662
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Reported Somali desire for union was so strong Ethiopia was uninvolved — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 475; Shared revolutionary socialism could not bridge Ethiopian and Somali aims on the Ogaden
Related
- Reported Somali desire for union was so strong Ethiopia was uninvolved (similarity 0.88)
- External states like Ethiopia drive most pressure to restore Somali government. (similarity 0.81)
- Further Pan-Somali unification collided with neighbouring states’ territorial interests (similarity 0.81)
- Shared revolutionary socialism could not bridge Ethiopian and Somali aims on the Ogaden (similarity 0.79)
- Somalia’s neglect of public diplomacy undermined its Ogaden case (similarity 0.78)
- Ethiopia was unwilling to resolve the Somali Region conflict in 1968 (similarity 0.78)