The SYL began drifting toward single-party rule in July 1963
Evidence
Already the League, very much the backbone of the still nominal coalition government, had reacted to this mounting tide of opposition by seeking to close its ranks and by assuming a more militant and vigilant rôle in the management of the state. At its annual congress in July 1963, the new young Secretary-General, replacing the elderly traditional religious leader who had preceded him, made a fiery speech urging that the party must act more effectively as the arm of the government. This was typical of a new tendency in S.Y.L. policy suggestive of the single-party state philosophy, and came at a time when the League felt its position to be seriously threatened. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 446
Related
- SYL leadership splits stemmed from worldview clashes, not genealogical tribalism (similarity 0.79)
- The ousted SYL president founded the Greater Somali League (similarity 0.79)