1986 in Somalia
The following lists events that happened during 1986 in the Somali Democratic Republic.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing - Somali RebellionJanuary
- January - President Barre and the Ethiopian president Mengistu Haile Mariam meet in Djibouti to normalise relations between the two countries.
May
- May 23 - President Barre suffers life-threatening injuries in an automobile collision near Mogadishu, when the car that was transporting him smashed into the back of a bus during a heavy rainstorm. He was treated in a hospital in Saudi Arabia for head injuries, broken ribs and shock over a period of a month.
December
- December 23 - The Somali Presidential Elections take place, reelecting Siad Barre for another term.