1969 in Somalia

The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Somalia.

Incumbents

 * President:
 * until 15 October: Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
 * 15 October-21 October: Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
 * starting 21 October: Siad Barre
 * Prime Minister: Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (until 1 November)

Events

 * October 15 – President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in the town of Las Anod.
 * October 21 – General Siad Barre comes to power in Somalia in a coup d'état, 6 days after the assassination of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke.

Births

 * November 13 – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born Dutch American activist