This article lists the
heads of government of
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
since the country's independence in 1951.
Libya is in a tumultuous state since the start of the
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to corruption and econo ...
-related
Libyan Crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Muammar Gaddafi became the ''de facto'' leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état. After the king had fled the country, the Revolutionary Co ...
and the
killing of
Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the
First Civil War and the
foreign military intervention. The crisis was deepened by the
factional violence in the
aftermath of the First Civil War, resulting in the outbreak of the
Second Civil War in 2014. The control over the country is currently split between the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
(HoR) in
Tobruk
Tobruk or Tobruck (; grc, Ἀντίπυργος, ''Antipyrgos''; la, Antipyrgus; it, Tobruch; ar, طبرق, Tubruq ''Ṭubruq''; also transliterated as ''Tobruch'' and ''Tubruk'') is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near ...
and the
Government of National Unity
A national unity government, government of national unity (GNU), or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other nati ...
(GNU) in
Tripoli and their respective supporters, as well as various
jihadist groups and
tribal elements controlling parts of the country.
[Fadel, L]
"Libya's Crisis: A Shattered Airport, Two Parliaments, Many Factions".
Heads of government of Libya (1951–present)
Timeline
See also
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List of governors-general of Italian Libya
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List of heads of state of Libya
This article lists the heads of state of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.
Libya is in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan Crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab ...
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Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution
The Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ( ar, الأخ القائد ومرشد الثورة الجماهرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية ال ...
References
External links
World StatesmenLibya
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Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
*List
Heads of government
Heads of government