Sharmarkee courted Soviet and Arab financing for his 1967 presidential bid.

Evidence

Abdirashid has announced his candidacy in the election for the Presidency of the Republic, slated for July, 1967, and reportedly received assurances of financial assistance for his bid from the USSR, [United Arab Republic], and [People’s Republic of China]. Increasingly in the Assembly sessions beginning in April, Abdirashid opposed legislation proposed by the SYL in the party caucuses and on the floor of the Assembly for the sole purpose of discrediting the Abdirazak [Hussen] Government, and, indirectly, Abdirazak’s principal supporter, President Aden [Osman]. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 901

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

Related

• Sharmarkee’s 1967 presidential bid was reportedly financed by the USSR, UAR, and China. (similarity 0.92)
• External powers financed Sharmarkee’s 1967 presidential campaign against Hussen’s government (similarity 0.87)
• Sharmarkee dismissed the party’s prohibition on his candidacy due to behind-the-scenes control of votes. (similarity 0.78)