Foreign observers judged the 1964 election the fairest Somalia had ever held

Evidence

By general consensus this election was the fairest ever held in Somalia. The government press understandably hailed the event as spotless proof of Somali democracy in action. More accurately, high government officials including General Abscir, Police Commandant, are generally satisfied that it was well run and fraud held down. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 682 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1964 parliament election was judged the fairest in Somali history — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 682

Related

• The 1964 parliament election was judged the fairest in Somali history (similarity 0.95)
• Somalia held its 1964 parliamentary election peacefully despite war with Ethiopia. (similarity 0.84)
• Somalia’s 1961 constitutional referendum was mostly free and fair (similarity 0.80)
• The 1969 Somali election deployed the state machinery to keep the regime in power (similarity 0.79)
• By 1966 Somalia was the only country preserving liberal parliamentary democracy (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• The 1964 parliament election was judged the fairest in Somali history #corroborates (0.95) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 682