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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Moulid Hujale

Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, one of Somalia’s greatest poets, dies aged 79

Somali poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame.
Somali poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame. In 1973, he was imprisoned for five years by the president for speaking against the revolution. Photograph: Handout

Messages of condolences continue to pour in from around the world following the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, regarded as one of Somalia’s greatest poets.

Warsame, known as “Hadraawi”, died in Hargeisa, in Somaliland, on Thursday at the age of 79.

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