Urban merchants led the first steps toward modern Somali nationalism

Evidence

The Club’s popularity in the Gendarmerie was no doubt partly due to the fact that at the time some of the most highly educated Somalis served in this force. Another significant factor was that by its very nature this organization composed of Somalis from every clan division, mixed by deliberate policy in even the smallest units, also sought to inculcate a code of loyalty transcending tribal and clan schisms. In these circumstances, reinforced by the gradual tendency of both organizations to acquire a majority of Darod clansmen in their ranks, there is little doubt that the Gendarmerie must be regarded as having played a significant part in the growth of modern Somali nationalism at this stage. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 335 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Urbanization and schooling seeded Somalia’s first nationalist stirrings before 1940; The Somalia Gendarmerie played a significant part in early Somali nationalism; Urbanization and wage labour forged new social and political attitudes in Somalia (+3 more)

Related

• The Somalia Gendarmerie played a significant part in early Somali nationalism (similarity 0.92)
• The Gendarmerie’s deliberate clan mixing advanced Somali nationalism (similarity 0.89)
• Urbanization and wage labour forged new social and political attitudes in Somalia (similarity 0.82)
• Somali cultural nationalism had finally found strong modern political expression. (similarity 0.79)
• British wartime unification of Somali regions stoked nationalist spirit (similarity 0.79)
• The memory of Sayyid Muhammad inspired early Somaliland nationalism. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Urbanization and wage labour forged new social and political attitudes in Somalia #expands (0.55)
• The Somalia Gendarmerie played a significant part in early Somali nationalism #corroborates (0.50)
• The Gendarmerie’s deliberate clan mixing advanced Somali nationalism #corroborates (0.45) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 335