Mohamed Farrah Aidid

Mohamed Farrah Hassan Aidid (; ; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996) was a Somali general and diplomat. He was the chairman of the United Somali Congress (USC). Aidid later led the Somali National Alliance (SNA). He was a part of the groups that overthrew and exiled President Mohamed Siad Barre's socialist and communist government from Somalia during the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s.

In 1992, Aidid attacked United Nations troops. This caused him to be named the world’s first Wanted Man of the Unified Task Force. After UN peacekeepers withdrew in 1993, 19 American soldiers were killed by Aidid's forces. They also attacked peacekeepers, caused violence and committed crimes against humanity.

On 1 August 1996, Aidid suffered a heart attack after being wounded. He died at the age of 65*.

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Category:1934 births
Category:1996 deaths
category:Somali people