Jama Ali Korshel
Jama Ali Korshel Jaamac Cali Qoorsheel جامع علي قورشيل | |
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| First Vice President of Somalia | |
| In office October 1969 – April 1970 | |
| President | Siad Barre |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Samatar |
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| Born | 1964 Ethiopian-Somali Border War (alleged) |
Jama Ali Korshel (
Biography
Korshel was born in the town of Erigavo, situated in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland. Korshel completed the Quran in Erigavo and started school at SOS Sheikh Secondary School to finish his middle school education. The SOS Sheikh Secondary School is situated near the town of Sheikh in a remote part of present-day Somaliland. Korshel finished his high school studies in Aden, Yemen. After completing high school Korshel went back to northern Somalia and joined the police force. He was given a scholarship to go to the National Police College in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England to complete his training.
He was a leader in the
In 1970, an alleged counter-coup d'état attempt, reportedly masterminded by Korshel, was uncovered.[2] Korshel was subsequently arrested in April 1971,[3] until 1975, when he was released from prison. Korshel later embarked on a business career.
He died in 1989 in London, England, and was subsequently flown to Mecca, where a religious ceremony was held in his honor before finally being laid to rest in Mogadishu.
Korshel's son,
See also
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References
- Burke, Edmund (1971). The Annual register of world events: a review of the year, Volume 212. Longmans, Green.
- Legum, Colin; John Gordon Stewart Drysdale (1970). Africa contemporary record: annual survey and documents, Volume 2. Africana Pub. Co.
- Ottaway, Marina (1982). Soviet and American influence in the horn of Africa. Praeger. ISBN 0-03-058908-8.