Word: habre
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which 23 Pakistani peacekeepers died may not be "the Eisenhower of Somalia," as he has described himself. But he is also not the simple thug that the U.S. has made him out to be. The sixtyish former ambassador to India remains the most prominent figure in the powerful Habr Gadir clan and a heavyweight in the country's precarious power balance. He is widely respected by Somalis for his leadership in ousting former dictator Mohammed Siad Barre and for his military successes on behalf of his clan. His anti-U.N. and -U.S. radio addresses sparked a vigorous response: riots...