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United States Economic Sanctions

Libya · Government / Government of Libya. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1986Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1986

Muammar Gaddafi7 January 1986

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

The United States imposes broad economic sanctions against Libya over alleged support for terrorism.

Names involved

Muammar Gaddafi

Provenance

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