# Siad Barre: Hero, Dictator or Both?

An episode of [True Crime with Reni](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896567424), 20 May 2026, 7:00.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1087d9520/podcast/play/120269250/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-20%2Fcb9dae9f-ac1e-f5e0-8613-bd787506d088.mp3

Somalis still debate him to this day. Was Siad Barre a nation builder, a dictator… or somehow both?

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