Thursday, May 17, 2018

Welsh-born Somali diplomat Abdulrahim Abby Farah: "The Barry boy who helped free Nelson Mandela"

- He was once described as the “Barry Boy that helped free Mandela”. Welsh-born Somali diplomat Abdulrahim Abby Farah who has died at home in New York aged 98 worked tirelessly behind the scenes at the United Nations . His death has prompted tributes from around the world

The early 20th century was not the easiest time to be born a Somali Welshman in a terraced street in Barry, but Abdulrahim Abby Farah’s family stood out as high achievers as Wales struggled in the aftermath of World War One

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