The 1978 coup’s Majerteyn clansmen founded the SSDF in Ethiopia

Evidence

These many diffuse currents of discontent assumed a more organised form through two main political movements based primarily on the clans in the central and northern (ex-British) regions of the Republic. Those mainly Mudugh-based Majerteyn clansmen associated with the unsuccessful attempted coup of 1978 had by late 1981 formed the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF), a guerrilla organisation which transferred its operational head-quarters to Ethiopia in the following year and set up a powerful radio transmitter (‘Radio Kulmis’ – later called ‘Radio Halgan’). In June of that year, with military support, SSDF forces pushed across the Ethiopian border and seized control of a small area inside Somalia, claiming in their broadcasts that a national uprising was under way against the Siyad regime. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 598

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 598
• XREF: connects to: Defeated 1978 coup plotters formed the SSDF insurgency from Ethiopia; Defeat in the Ogaden triggered an attempted coup by Majerteyn clan soldiers. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 586

Related

• Defeated 1978 coup plotters formed the SSDF insurgency from Ethiopia (similarity 0.92)
• Defeat in the Ogaden triggered an attempted coup by Majerteyn clan soldiers. (similarity 0.85)
• Clan conflict between Majerteyn and Marehan escalated after the failed coup. (similarity 0.82)
• The Ogaden defeat’s divisive forces corroded Somalia’s political stability (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Defeat in the Ogaden triggered an attempted coup by Majerteyn clan soldiers. #expands (0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 586