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The departing Prime Minister Mohamed has held office for a little more than seven months, but has received local and international praise during that time for his straightforward approach to governance and his desire to rise above the country's clan-based politics.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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The departing Prime Minister Mohamed has held office for a little more than seven months, but has received local and international praise during that time for his straightforward approach to governance and his desire to rise above the country's clan-based politics.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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A clan-based militia nominally allied with the Somali government, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama, is fighting the Islamists in Somalia's southeast.
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The departing Prime Minister Mohamed has held office for a little more than seven months, but has received local and international praise during that time for his straightforward approach to governance and his desire to rise above the country's clan-based politics.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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In Gedo, the push is being led by Somali parliament member and factional leader Barre Hirale, who once controlled the key southern port city of Kismayo before he and his clan-based militia were chased out by Islamist forces in 2006 and again in 2008.
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With the early development of European peoples at that time, controlling their clan-based culture following the end of the Roman Empire lie with establishing the leadership of groups.
The Real Truth about the European Monarchy | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Somalia has not had a functioning government since clan-based warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other, sinking the Horn of Africa nation into chaos.
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Somalia has not had a functioning government since clan-based warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other, sinking the Horn of Africa nation into chaos.
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This is one trap, but being in this trap represents a clan-based society, or a chiefdom if one clan can assert dominance.
Culture, Capitalism, and Freedom, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The troops were led by a Somali parliament member, Barre Hirale, who has led a clan-based militia in the past.
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