The 1967 opposition leaders’ power lust and fraud paved the way to dictatorship

Evidence

It was apparent during the presidential election that the three opposition leaders were driven by not a conviction to advance democratic development of the country but their lust for power. The methods they deployed during and after the presidential election, the efforts they invested in packing public institutions such as the Supreme Court with supporters, and the exploitation of the administrative organs of the state to deny the political opposition their citizenship rights to run for parliament demonstrated their discomfort with democracy. … Such relentless pursuit of total power prepared the way for Somalia becoming a single-party state after the 1969 parliamentary election. Electoral fraud was widespread, and the grievances that this engendered led to the murder of President Sharmarkee. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1072

Categorization

• QUESTION: The Three Cappuccinos are named but not identified here — who exactly were these three opposition leaders, and what year did they take power?
• ADDENDUM: Directly relevant to the sacrifice article: the murder of President Sharmarkee as the god-sent opportunity triggering the coup.