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Libya in 1951

Historical records for Libya in 1951, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

October

7 October 1951Constitution of Kingdom of LibyaMuhammad Idris al-Senussi Idris I

Benghazi · Government / Government of Libya

Libyan representatives adopt a federal constitution establishing a hereditary constitutional monarchy.

December

24 December 1951Accession as KingMuhammad Idris al-Senussi Idris I

Benghazi · Government / Government of Libya

Idris becomes king of the newly independent United Kingdom of Libya.

24 December 1951First National GovernmentMahmud al-Muntasir

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Al-Muntasir becomes the first prime minister of independent Libya.

Names involved

Mahmud al-MuntasirMuhammad Idris al-Senussi Idris I

Places involved

BenghaziTripoli

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.