https://www.voanews.com/a/fidel-castro-left-mark-on-somalia-horn-africa/3612803.htmlIn the mid-1970s, Castro and former Soviet leaders were celebrating what looked like the emergence of another socialist leadership following the rise of the Derg regime in Ethiopia. Somalia had already been declared a socialist state and had hosted a large presence of Soviet and Cuban military advisers and trainers.
In early 1977, Castro brought together the leaders of Somalia, Ethiopia and southern Yemen to create greater socialist federal states in the region. General Mohamed Nur Galal was the former deputy defense minister of Somalia and the focal point of Somalia's military contacts with Cuba at that time. He was present at the meeting in Aden in March 1977.
Say Ogaden is offered to Somalia for joining along with stronger threats of Cuban and Soviet intervention on Ethiopia side in any war between the two along with threatening to cut off arms and foreign aid to Somalia if they refuse to join.
Would this persuade Somalia to form a federation with Ethiopia
Given Somalia had the stronger military at the time, could Siad Barre end up as leader of the whole federation ?
What would be the impact