Historical place archive

New York in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at New York in Libya. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records6 event labels2 people1955–2011

Historical events in New York

1955

14 December 1955
Admission to United Nations
Muhammad Idris al-Senussi · Government of Libya

Libya is admitted to membership of the United Nations.

1992

31 March 1992
United Nations Resolution 748 Sanctions
Muammar Gaddafi · Government of Libya

The Security Council imposes sanctions after Libya refuses to surrender the Lockerbie suspects.

1993

11 November 1993
United Nations Resolution 883 Sanctions
Muammar Gaddafi · Government of Libya

The Security Council tightens financial and aviation sanctions against Libya.

1999

5 April 1999
United Nations Sanctions Suspended
Muammar Gaddafi · Government of Libya

United Nations sanctions are suspended after Libya surrenders the Lockerbie suspects.

2003

12 September 2003
United Nations Sanctions Lifted
Muammar Gaddafi · Government of Libya

The Security Council formally lifts sanctions imposed over the Lockerbie dispute.

2011

26 February 2011
United Nations Resolution 1970
Muammar Gaddafi · Government of Libya

The Security Council imposes an arms embargo, travel bans and asset freezes.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Libya and New York. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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