15 April 1973Cultural Revolution CampaignMuammar Gaddafi
Gaddafi calls for popular committees, legal revision and ideological mobilisation throughout Libya.
Historical records for Libya in 1973, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Gaddafi calls for popular committees, legal revision and ideological mobilisation throughout Libya.
Gaddafi proclaims a Popular Revolution intended to transform administration, law and political participation.
Libya takes majority ownership in the operations of several foreign oil companies.
Libya is involved in a violent territorial dispute with neighbouring Chad over the Aouzou Strip, which Libya occupied
Gaddafi's government asserts sovereignty over the Aouzou Strip during its dispute with Chad.
Libyan forces occupy the disputed Aouzou Strip along the northern border of Chad.
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