Muammar Abu Minyar al- Gaddafi1 September 1969
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
Libya · Revolution / Revolution of Libya. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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
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