Osman worried more about government formation than military coups.

Evidence

It appears that Osman was less concerned about the military getting involved in politics and more worried about the shifting political winds as Sharmarkee began to think about forming a new government. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 970

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Osman feared office-holders would cling to power for comforts, a fear that proved true. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1293; President Osman feared the SYL would exploit state resources to win elections. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 668; Osman foresaw that a future leader rather than himself would become Somalia’s dictator (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Osman feared office-holders would cling to power for comforts, a fear that proved true. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1293; President Osman feared the SYL would exploit state resources to win elections. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 668; Osman foresaw that a future leader rather than himself would become Somalia’s dictator (+2 more)