Somali law banned tribal party names and derogatory clan occupational labels

Evidence

On a different plane, in a climate of opinion increasingly hostile to the disruptive effects of clan particularism, legislation was passed making it illegal for political parties to bear tribal names. This measure, was, no doubt, partly directed against the opposition Digil-Mirifle party which adroitly changed its title to that of Hizbia Dastur Mustaqil Somali (Somali Independent Constitutional Party) thus taking advantage of the plurality of languages in Somalia to retain its original initials. Legislation was also enacted forbidding the use of the traditional derogatory names applied to the sab specialist occupational groups who, in any case, were now rapidly acquiring a considerable degree of emancipation from their former status as bondsmen. As well as such issues as these, the government was also soon preoccupied with the important question of preparing a constitution for the independent state. To this end a decree passed in September 1957 set up two committees to study the problem, one political, and the other which included Italian advisers, technical. The intention was to draw upon the experience of other African states which had already achieved independence. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 408

Categorization

• XREF: The H.D.M.S. initials trick and the sab emancipation echo themes from earlier chapters on clan structure and occupational groups. — connects to: Siyad banned all clan references, forcing circumlocution in Somali; Somali leaders suppressed clan identity through burials and linguistic denial — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 5; Sheikh Ali and Egal’s anti-constitution campaign weaponized clan identity for patronage gains (+3 more)

Related

• Siyad banned all clan references, forcing circumlocution in Somali (similarity 0.91)
• Sheikh Ali and Egal’s anti-constitution campaign weaponized clan identity for patronage gains (similarity 0.85)
• Somali elites adopted the word ‘ex-tribe’ to veil ongoing clan loyalties (similarity 0.83)
• Somali leaders suppressed clan identity through burials and linguistic denial (similarity 0.83)
• Somalis coded clan power rivalries into date words to evade speech bans (similarity 0.82)
• Somalis coded clan power blocs as dates to critique Siyad’s rule safely (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Somali leaders suppressed clan identity through burials and linguistic denial #expands (0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 5
• Somali elites adopted the word ‘ex-tribe’ to veil ongoing clan loyalties #responds-to (0.60) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 428
• Sheikh Ali and Egal’s anti-constitution campaign weaponized clan identity for patronage gains #responds-to (0.50)