Shared revolutionary socialism could not bridge Ethiopian and Somali aims on the Ogaden

Evidence

In 1976 Wako Guto apparently returned to Bale to lead a new and highly successful campaign against the Ethiopian government, this time under the banner of the W.S.L.F. About the same time General Siyad sent emissaries to Addis Ababa to attempt to negotiate with the new military leaders on the question of autonomy for the Ogaden. Despite the common commitment of the Ethiopian and Somali regimes to revolutionary socialism, these overtures proved as unsuccessful as the later attempt in March 1977 by Fidel Castro to manoeuvre General Siyad and Colonel Mengistu into accepting a loose socialist federation, under Soviet patronage, which would allow the Ogaden Somalis an unspecified measure of local autonomy. This effort to apply the Soviet formula for accommodating local nationalism did not go sufficiently far to satisfy Somali aspirations while vastly exceeding Mengistu’s concept of acceptable Ethiopian devolution. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 562 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Shared revolutionary socialism did not reconcile Ethiopian and Somali territorial ambitions. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 562; Ethiopia opposed Somali union and tried to block Somalia’s UN admission. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 481; Ethiopian elites’ disdain for Blackness fractured pan-African solidarity with African Americans. (+3 more)

Related

• Shared revolutionary socialism did not reconcile Ethiopian and Somali territorial ambitions. (similarity 0.95)
• Ethiopia opposed Somali union and tried to block Somalia’s UN admission. (similarity 0.84)
• External states like Ethiopia drive most pressure to restore Somali government. (similarity 0.83)
• Bevin’s 1946 plan for Somali unification was opposed by Ethiopia (similarity 0.82)
• Ethiopian revolution emboldened Somali hopes for the Ogaden (similarity 0.81)
• African bodies proposed arbitration or federation instead of backing Somali unification. (similarity 0.80)
• Further Pan-Somali unification collided with neighbouring states’ territorial interests (similarity 0.80)
• Ogadenis and Mogadishu each tried to manipulate the other (similarity 0.79)
• Ethiopia was Somaliland’s only external friend. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Shared revolutionary socialism did not reconcile Ethiopian and Somali territorial ambitions. #corroborates (0.95) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 562
• Ethiopia opposed Somali union and tried to block Somalia’s UN admission. #corroborates (0.40) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 481