1969 - King Idris deposed in military coup led by Col Muammar Gaddafi, who pursues a pan-Arab agenda by attempting to form mergers with several Arab countries, and introduces state socialism by nationalising most economic activity, including the oil industry.
BBC News - Timeline: Libya - 2 views
-
-
1971 - National referendum approves proposed Federation of Arab Republics (FAR) comprising Libya, Egypt and Syria. However, the FAR never takes off.
-
1972 - Libya and Egypt agree on a merger, but this fails to materialise.
- ...3 more annotations...
Protest - 2 views
-
This article talks about kadafih and how long he has been on power and that the people know want to get rid of him but he is not willing to step down. Since he is not willing to step down the U.S. has gotten involved and has had to destroy some of Libya so that kadafih won' t be able to escape. It also talks about how bad the protest has gotten with the people of Libya. The article said that one day there were only 4400 protesters and by the next day there were almost 9600 protesters.
Air strikes continue - 1 views
-
This article is on what the government and the Libyan people have done to keep Gadaffi from leaving so the military had no chose but to bomb the airports and other things so that he would not leave.The article also talks about how Obama is facing more problems in the white house with some congress people b/c they want to know how much money this "war" is costing the U.S.
-
So there's some controversy in the US? Maybe that should be one of your group's subtopics - covering the controversy.
The Associated Press: Italy recognizes rebels as speaking for Libya - 1 views
-
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said any solution to the Libyan conflict must involve the departure of Gadhafi and his family, and he met in Rome with the Libyan National Transitional Council's foreign envoy, Ali al-Essawi.
-
Italy is the second European country, after France, to give diplomatic recognition to the council, which is based in rebel-held eastern Libya. Qatar has also recognized the group.
-
"We have decided to recognize the council as the only political, legitimate interlocutor to represent Libya,"
- ...11 more annotations...
France denies plane shot down in Libya | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online - 0 views
-
PARIS, (Xinhua) - French military sources denied previous report that one of its planes carrying out operations in Libya was shot down on Saturday.
-
French air force took the lead Saturday to launch air strikes against Libyan government troops, destroying tanks and armored vehicles in Benghazi, the last strong-hold of rebels.
-
20 French warplanes involved in the operation
- ...1 more annotation...
Latest developments - 0 views
Leader threatens independence - 0 views
Cease fire in lybia - 0 views
Libya protest - 0 views
Pictures - 0 views
Mass protest in libya - 0 views
Plane crashes in libya - 0 views
1 - 16 of 16
Showing 20▼ items per page