Somaliland’s constitutional succession averted crisis after Igal’s death

Evidence

Having been President of Somaliland since 1993 and Prime Minister of Somalia from 1967 to 1969, prior to Siyad’s coup, he was one of the last surviving civilian political leaders. His death naturally raised concern about Somaliland’s future. However, the leaders of both houses in the Hargeisa parliament voted to follow the constitution and immediately installed the vice-president, Dahir Riyaleh Kahin. This prompt move averted a potential constitutional crisis and brought to this office for the first time a politician of the Gadabursi (Dir) clan who was outside the incestuous world of Isaq leaders and, like Ismail ‘Omar Geelle in Djibouti, had the additional advantage of being a man who was in his fifties and represented the new generation. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 702

Categorization

• QUESTION: Does this constitutional continuity foreshadow Somaliland’s eventual recognition, or was it a one-off fortunate succession?
• XREF: connects to: Clan revenue disputes over the Hargeisa airport destabilized Somaliland’s government; The 1969 coup was justified partly by allegations of Igal bribing Assembly members — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 864

Related

• Clan revenue disputes over the Hargeisa airport destabilized Somaliland’s government (similarity 0.88)
• The 1969 coup was justified partly by allegations of Igal bribing Assembly members (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The 1969 coup was justified partly by allegations of Igal bribing Assembly members #responds-to (0.80) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 864