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A fact from 1978 Somali coup attempt appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 June 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a 1978 coup d'état attempt sought to remove Somali president Siad Barre (pictured), who himself had come to power in a coup a decade earlier?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:13, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Siad Barre

... that a 1978 coup d'état attempt attempted to remove Somali President Siad Barre (pictured), who came into power in a coup himself a decade earlier? Source: "SOMALI REGIME SAYS IT CRUSHED A REVOLT BY MILITARY OFFICERS". The New York Times. 10 April 1978. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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Created by Sundostund (talk) and The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk). Nominated by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) at 04:32, 16 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough (created June 15), long enough (5,170 bytes), neutral, cited, appears free of plagiarism. Hook is interesting, cited, and short enough. QPQ present. Image is PD, used in article and OK at small size. Jpatokal (talk) 08:53, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]