1970 in Somalia

none 1970 The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Somalia. Incumbents President: Siad Barre Events In April, Barre created the National Security Courts, judicial bodies which tried his political opponents and public criticsHelen Chapin Metz Helen Chapin Metz Somalia: A Country Study The Division 1993 187 On 10 September, the government enacted National Security Law No. 54, allowing the NSS to punish critics of the regime with indefinite detention without trialLiberty: Magazine of the Somali National Movement, Issues 2-4 The Movement 1986 15 On 21 October, Barre declared Somalia a Socialist state run according to the principles of Scientific socialism, and banned diyya blood moneyJudith Gardner and Judy El Bushra Somalia - The Untold Story: The War Through the Eyes of Somali Women CIIR 2004 228 Nuruddin Farah published From a Crooked Rib Public holidays Public holidays in Somalia See also Somalia Timeline of Somali history References 1970 in Somalia Category:Years of the 20th century in Somalia Category:1970s in Somalia Somalia