Sept 1, 1969: Bloodless coup in Libya

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  1. Margot

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    A little history.. Khadafi took over in january of 1970.. In March he nationalized the oil companies..In March the British troops left Tobruk.

    In June the US troops left.



    http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/1/newsid_3911000/3911587.stm

    1969: Bloodless coup in Libya

    King Idris of Libya has been deposed in what appears to have been a bloodless coup.

    A group of military officers have seized power and declared the country a republic. But the king, who is in Turkey, has dismissed the coup as "unimportant".

    According to reports from the capital, Tripoli, troops and tanks converged on the city in the early hours of the morning.

    Within two hours they had taken key positions and the royal palace, military and security headquarters were surrounded by 0500.

    All communications with the outside world were cut and a curfew was imposed.

    Britain's good relations

    In Libya the king's heir, Crown Prince Hassan, has announced his support for the new regime, which the military junta has renamed the Libyan Arab Republic.

    News of the coup came as a surprise to the British Government but officials said it would not harm Britain's good relations with Libya.

    Egypt and Iraq have announced recognition of the new regime.

    The Revolutionary Command Council which has now taken over running the country, has issued a statement declaring the aim of the revolution is "unity, freedom and socialism".

    However, it also gave a warning that any attempt to overthrow the revolutionaries would be "crushed ruthlessly and decisively".

    The coup appears to have been led by an Army officer called Colonel Saad ed-din Bushweir.

    But it is not clear whether he has any political backing. King Idris has conducted recent purges against Palestinians, Jordanians, Lebanese and Syrians. He has also tried to purge the country of Baathists for conspiring against the state.

    Britain is involved in extensive engineering projects in Libya and is also the country's biggest supplier of arms. The United States also has a large airbase in Libya.
     
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    Ah yes... Unity , freedom and socialism.

    Wheelus AFB.. our biggest in the MED also closed.
     
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    Young Muammar

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    Running Libya will wear on you :)

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    Thanks for posting that pic. He was 27 I think.

    He looks so dissipated now.

    If you clicked on the BBC link.. it gives a timeline of his career decisions.

    He's probably insane, don't you think?
     
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    Maybe screws loose from getting old. He was a dashing young officer.
     
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    Yeah he was and he hijacked the top job within 90 days of the coup.
     
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    The pic of him at 27 yr old, he looks like a normal man. Now his face looks like he should have a Nut Cup on it if you get what I am saying! However, the "Rebels" are just as much Terrorists as he is.
     

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