Abd-Rabbo al-Barassi ( ar, عبد ربّه البرعصي) is the self-declared head of the government of
Barqa, the eastern half 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 ...
. Promoting a federalist agenda, he was appointed on 3 November 2013 in a meeting at
Ajdabiya. The central government of Libya, located in
Tripoli, does not recognize his authority or Barqa's autonomy.
East Libya movement launches government, challenges Tripoli
Retrieved 2013-11-04.
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