"Article 74
Disability, Resignation, Death
1. In case of death, resignation, or permanent disability of the
President of the Republic, the National Assembly shall meet within thirty
days to elect a new President of the Republic."
As the Constitution says when President Sharmarke was assassinated the National Assembly met to elect a new President, unfortunately before a clear winner was declared the military took power in 1969 by force.
Read on our neglected national treasure (the Somali Constitution of 1960) here:
http://www.benadir-watch.com/Constitution1960.pdf
