▁Army ▁seized ▁power ▁without ▁encounter ing ▁armed ▁opposition ▁— ▁essentially ▁a ▁blood less ▁take over . ▁The ▁coup ▁was ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Moh amed ▁Si ad ▁Bar re , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁commanded ▁the ▁army . ▁ ▁Al ong side ▁Bar re , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Revolution ary ▁Council ▁( S RC ) ▁that ▁assumed ▁power ▁after ▁President ▁Sh arm ar ke ' s ▁assass ination , ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Moh amed ▁Ain ans he ▁G ule id ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ali ▁Sam atar , ▁Abd ul lah ▁Moh amed ▁F ad il ▁ ▁and ▁S ala ad ▁Gab ey re ▁K edi ye ▁K edi ye ▁a ▁paid ▁K GB ▁agent ▁code - named ▁" OP ER AT OR ". ▁Also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁coup ▁leaders ▁ ▁was ▁Chief ▁of ▁Police ▁J ama ▁Kor sh el . ▁ ▁Bar re ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁the ▁S RC . ▁The ▁S RC ▁subsequently ▁renamed ▁the ▁country ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Democratic ▁Republic , ▁arrested ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁government , ▁b anned ▁political ▁parties , ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁parliament ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁and ▁susp ended ▁the ▁constitution . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Som alia ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Som alia ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁in ▁Som alia ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁history ▁of ▁Som alia ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Som alia ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁dis est