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Libya in 1971

Historical records for Libya in 1971, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

December

7 December 1971British Petroleum Interests NationalisedMuammar Gaddafi

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Libya nationalises British Petroleum interests following a dispute with the British government.

Other Events

1971Arab Socialist Union EstablishedMuammar Gaddafi

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Gaddafi establishes the Arab Socialist Union as the republic's authorised political organisation.

Names involved

Muammar Gaddafi

Places involved

Tripoli

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.