Suldaanka Posted March 16, 2019 In the initial years, M. Siyad Barre's Gov't lifted mountains, and Somaliland politicians were at the driving seat of this change. Not only in terms of actually introducing grand-scale changes, but also social engineering, uplifting the morale of the society with catchy and motivating songs, poems and radio shows. Somalilanders were at the thick of it. But then, the dictator listened to the family more than his policy makers. The family grew more and more in control and became paranoid,as it was downhill from there onwards... And that is where the cookie crumpled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted March 16, 2019 LOL And you say others are faan badan. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suldaanka Posted March 16, 2019 My uncle was a high official in the Education Ministry which was on the ministries that done the biggest change to the country at that time, in terms of lifting literacy and numeracy from dismal levels to an enviable level within a very short number of years. When recalls his first visit to Mogadishu which was around late 1960s, he would say that the biggest difference between Somaliland/Northerners and Southerners was the way they viewed work. The Northerners had the British work ethic of coming to work on time and doing the job. While the Southerners chitchatted all day and didn't achieve as much work at the end of the day. The other difference was that Northerners mostly had world class educational background from Universities in London, India or even Egypt, Sudan. Because of this global outlook and experience, the Northerners would approach a problem differently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
