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The '''Hangash''' ({{langx|so|Hay'adda Nabadgalyada Gaashaandhiga}}), an acronym standing for '''Defence Security Agency''', was a notorious [[secret police]] unit of the [[Siad Barre]] [[Somali Democratic Republic|regime]] in [[Somalia]] until his [[Somali Rebellion|overthrow]] in 1991. |
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== Overview == |
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Created in the aftermath of the [[1978 Somali coup d'état attempt|1978 coup attempt]], the official purpose of the Hangash was to maintain surveillance over the [[Somali Armed Forces]] and the more widely known [[National Security Service (Somalia)|National Security Service]] (NSS). As the Barré government's crackdown on political activity became more severe, however, the Hangash acquired direct powers in civilian matters, overlapping with those of NSS. According to a 1993 Country Study published by the U.S. Library of Congress, "[e]ventually, the Hangash, which operated without legal authority, became more feared than the NSS".<ref>{{cite web |
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| author = Federal Research |
| author = Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |
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| editor = Helen Chapin Metz |
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| editor-link=Helen Chapin Metz |
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| title = Somalia : a country study |
| title = Somalia : a country study |
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| url = http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v3=1&DB=local&CMD=010a+93016246&&CNT=10+records+per+page |
| url = http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v3=1&DB=local&CMD=010a+93016246&&CNT=10+records+per+page |
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| note = Library of Congress Call Number DT401.5 .S68 1993 |
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When the NSS was formally dissolved in 1990, many of its activities were subsumed by the Hangash and other institutions comprising the security apparatus of the Barré regime, such as the [[Mobile Military Court (Somalia)|Mobile Military Court]] (MMC), the [[Regional Security Council (Somalia)|Regional Security Council]] (RSC), and the [[ |
When the NSS was formally dissolved in 1990, many of its activities were subsumed by the Hangash and other institutions comprising the security apparatus of the Barré regime, such as the [[Mobile Military Court (Somalia)|Mobile Military Court]] (MMC), the [[Regional Security Council (Somalia)|Regional Security Council]] (RSC), and the [[Victory Pioneers]]. |
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[[Category:Defunct intelligence agencies]] |
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[[Category:Somali intelligence agencies]] |
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[[Category:Secret police]] |
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[[Category:Military history of Somalia]] |
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[[Category:Communism in Somalia]] |
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[[Category:Government agencies disestablished in 1991]] |
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[[Category:1991 disestablishments in Somalia]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 10 November 2024
The Hangash (Somali: Hay'adda Nabadgalyada Gaashaandhiga), an acronym standing for Defence Security Agency, was a notorious secret police unit of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia until his overthrow in 1991.
Overview
[edit]Created in the aftermath of the 1978 coup attempt, the official purpose of the Hangash was to maintain surveillance over the Somali Armed Forces and the more widely known National Security Service (NSS). As the Barré government's crackdown on political activity became more severe, however, the Hangash acquired direct powers in civilian matters, overlapping with those of NSS. According to a 1993 Country Study published by the U.S. Library of Congress, "[e]ventually, the Hangash, which operated without legal authority, became more feared than the NSS".[1]
When the NSS was formally dissolved in 1990, many of its activities were subsumed by the Hangash and other institutions comprising the security apparatus of the Barré regime, such as the Mobile Military Court (MMC), the Regional Security Council (RSC), and the Victory Pioneers.
References
[edit]- ^ Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Helen Chapin Metz (ed.). "Somalia : a country study".
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