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Encyclopedia > Ali Mahdi Muhammad

Ali Mahdi Muhammad (born 1938) was president of Somalia from January (when Mohammed Farah Aidid removed the then president Mohamed Siad Barre) to November of 1991, but was not able in that time to exert control over the country. Following this, the nation fell to anarchy with the only power being held by local warlords and separtist groups. He is due to be charged for war crimes. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mohamed Farrah Aidid USASOC Photo Date of birth 1934 Place of birth Somalia, Africa Date of death August 1, 1996 (gunshot wounds) Place of death Somalia Occupation Military intelligence Military education Trained in Rome and Moscow. ... Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Bare) (1919/1921? - January 2, 1995) was the self-proclaimed socialist president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Preceded by:
Muhammad Siad Barre		 President of Somalia
1991 – 1995		 Succeeded by:
Mohamed Farrah Aidid

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In Sunni Islam, the "Mahdi" is just one of several important figures, while the "Mahdi" of Shi'i Islam has a real eschatological importance, and is in the future the most important figure for Islam as well as the world.
In the case of the Shi'i Mahdi many scholars have suggested that there is a clear inspiration coming from the Messiah-figure of Christianity and its ideas of a judgement day in the hands of a religious renewer.
When "Mahdi" was used for the Abbasid Caliph an-Nasir, he was defined as the final Mahdi, and there were no need to expect any future Mahdis.
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