Libya biography
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A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Libya
Libya - Countries
Summary
Prior to its independence in 1951, the territory comprising present-day Libya (Tripoli) had been a semi-independent province of the Ottoman Empire from 1711 to 1835, an Italian colony from 1912 until 1947, and was under British and French occupation from 1943 to 1951. The United States was recognized by Tripoli in 1796, but permanent diplomatic relations were not established until modern Libya’s independence following World War II. From 1980 until 2006, the U.S. did not have an open Embassy in Libya, although relations were not formally severed.
Modern Flag of Libya
Recognition
Tripolitan Recognition of the United States, 1786-1796.
U.S. Minister to Great Britain John Adams entered into treaty negotiations with Abdurrahman, the Tripolitan diplomat stationed in London in February of 1786, but the negotiations were inconclusive. Abdurrahman stated that without a treaty, the Tripolitan government would regard the United States and Tripoli to be at war with one another. The Tripolitan government formally recognized U.S. independence by the signing of a peace treaty in Tripoli on November 4, 1796. The treaty was subsequen
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Libya
Country in North Africa
For other uses, see Libya (disambiguation).
State of Libya[a]
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| Anthem: ليبيا، ليبيا، ليبيا "Libya, Libya, Libya" | |
Location of Libya | |
| Capital and largest city | Tripoli[1] 32°52′N13°11′E / 32.867°N 13.183°E / 32.867; 13.183 |
| Official languages | Arabic[b] |
| Local vernacular | Libyan Arabic |
| Ethnic groups (1999)[2] | |
| Religion (2020)[1] | |
| Demonym(s) | Libyan |
| Government | Unitary republic under a provisional government |
• Chairman of the Presidential Council | Mohamed al-Menfi |
• Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council | Musa Al-Koni |
• Prime Minister | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh[a] |
• Speaker of the House of Representatives | Aguila Saleh Issa |
| Legislature | House of Representatives |
• Independence declared | 10 February 1947 |
• Kingdom established | 24 December 1951 |
• Coup d'état by Muammar Gaddafi | 1 September 1969 |
• Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2 March 1977 |
• First Libyan Civil War | 17 February 2011 |
• NATO intervention in Libya | 19 March 2011 |
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