Shidane Arone (1977? - 17 March1993) was a Somali teenager who was beaten to death by Canadian soldiers from the Canadian Airborne Regiment. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Canadian Airborne Regiment was a Canadian Forces formation created on April 8, 1968. ...
Arone was caught on March 16 attempting to steal supplies from the Canadian base. Two members of the Airborne, Corporal Clayton Matchee and Private Kyle Brown, bound Arone and tortured him over the next several hours. Ultimately, he died of his injuries. Allegedly, Arone's last words were "Canada, Canada". March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... Corporal Clayton Matchee (born 1965) was a Canadian soldier and a central figure in the Somalia Affair. ...
While the military initially claimed Matchee and Brown had acted alone, it was later revealed that sixteen others had visited the tent while Arone was captive, including superior officers. Also, Arone's screams were revealed to have been sufficiently loud as to be audible throughout the camp.
For details on the consequences of Arone's death, see Somalia Affair. The Somalia Affair was a military scandal, magnified by a highly politicized and publicized enquiry, that greatly damaged the reputation amongst Canadians of their military in the mid-1990s. ...
ShidaneArone’s body was buried in his hometown of Beletweyne, but his image ended up in the Canadian War Museum.
ShidaneArone was only 16 years old when his head was cruelly bashed and his innocent life was taken by a sadistic soldier who was sent to Somalia in order to assist civilians, not to murder them.
After all, Shidane’s paintings tell their side of the story; they portray how the poor boy was tormented and murdered by a sadistic solider who was paid and sustained by Canadian taxpayers in order to convey the country’s values and justice to unstable parts of the world.
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