Mohamud Osman Irro (Somali: Maxamuud Ismaan Cirro, Arabic: محمود عثمان عرو; 1943 – October 26, 1978), also known as Mohamud Sheikh Osman Irro (Maxamuud Shiikh Cismaan Cirro)[1][2] or Mohamud Sheikh Osman Irro (Maxamuud Sheekh Cismaan Cirro),[3] was a prominent Somali military figure.
Mohamoud Sheikh Osman Irro محمود عثمان عرو | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Cirro |
| Born | 1943 Bokh, Somalia |
| Died | October 26, 1978 (aged 35 years) Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Buried | Xero Dhiig |
| Allegiance |  Somalia |
| Service |  Somali Armed Forces Somali National Army |
| Years of service | 1965—1978 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Ogaden War |
Biography
editA Colonel in the Somali National Army (SNA), Mohamud Sheikh Osman Irro was among the military officials that were executed by the government on suspicion of involvement in the abortive 1978 coup d'état attempt. He was held to have been the group leader, along with alleged co-conspirators Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Abdullahi Ahmed Irro.[1]
Most of the officers who had helped plot the coup, including leader Irro, were tried by court-martial, found guilty and executed. Others, including fellow Frunze Military Academy graduate Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, managed to escape abroad.[4] Yet others including Colonel Abdullahi Ahmed Irro and the chief of the national police General Abdullahi Matukade were court-martialled and found not guilty after the military court could not find evidence of collaboration with Irro.[5][6]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Mohamed Osman Omar, The road to zero: Somalia's self-destruction, (HAAN Associates: 1992), p.125.
- ^ Dagaalkii Ogaadeenya - Casgarkii XXX-aad Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TAARIIKHAHA MUHIIMKA AH EE SOOMAALIYA IYO DUULAANKA DADKA BEENTA ISU BAHAYSTAY | Abudwaq News". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ New People Media Centre, New people, Issues 94-105, (New People Media Centre: Comboni Missionaries, 2005).
- ^ ARR: Arab report and record, (Economic Features, ltd.: 1978), p.602.
- ^ Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part I" (PDF). WardheerNews. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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