The 1969 coup was justified partly by allegations of Igal bribing Assembly members

Evidence

An official statement made after the military coup of 1969 alleged that Premier Igal had expended £500,000 in public funds in payments to members of the Assembly between January and October, 1969. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 864

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the general theme of corruption preceding Siyad’s 1969 coup, which parallels the Eritrean/other Horn corruption narratives. — connects to: The army’s October 1969 coup abolished civilian government and installed Supreme Revolutionary Council rule; The 21 October 1969 coup abolished parliament and established SRC rule — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 509; Somaliland’s constitutional succession averted crisis after Igal’s death — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 702

Related

• The army’s October 1969 coup abolished civilian government and installed Supreme Revolutionary Council rule (similarity 0.86)
• The 21 October 1969 coup abolished parliament and established SRC rule (similarity 0.84)
• Somaliland’s constitutional succession averted crisis after Igal’s death (similarity 0.80)