Permanent year factsheet

Libya in 2003

Historical records for Libya in 2003, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
1Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

August

15 August 2003Lockerbie Responsibility AcceptedMuammar Gaddafi

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Libya accepts responsibility for officials' actions in the Lockerbie bombing and agrees compensation.

September

12 September 2003United Nations Sanctions LiftedMuammar Gaddafi

New York · Government / Government of Libya

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

December

19 December 2003International Weapons Inspections AcceptedMuammar Gaddafi

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Libya agrees to permit international inspection and dismantlement of prohibited weapons activities.

19 December 2003Nuclear Programme DisclosureMuammar Gaddafi

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Libya discloses uranium-enrichment equipment acquired through an international procurement network.

19 December 2003Renunciation of Weapons of Mass DestructionMuammar Gaddafi

Tripoli · Government / Government of Libya

Gaddafi announces that Libya will eliminate its nuclear and chemical weapons programmes.

Names involved

Muammar Gaddafi

Places involved

New YorkTripoli

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.