Muammar Abu Minyar al- Gaddafi1 September 1969
A small group of military officers led by Gaddafi stage a bloodless coup against King Idris I, while he is in Kammena Vourla, a Greek resort, for medical treatment
Libya · Revolution / Revolution of Libya. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
A small group of military officers led by Gaddafi stage a bloodless coup against King Idris I, while he is in Kammena Vourla, a Greek resort, for medical treatment
King Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi had been formally deposed by the revolutionary army officers and put under house arrest; they abolish the monarchy and proclaime the new Libyan Arab Republic.
The Revolutionary Command Council initiates the takeover of the country, they take to the airwaves and notified the Libyan people that they were finally free of the corrupt, pro-western Kingdom of Idris.
A new "constitution" was implemented, the RCC becomes the ultimate authority in Libya
Assumes power in Libya, age 27
Gaddafi is announced to the Libyan people as the new Commander in Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces
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