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1969 Libyan Revolution
The 1969 Libyan revolution, also known as the al-Fateh Revolution or 1 September Revolution, was a coup d'état and revolution carried out by the Free Officers Movement, a group of Arab nationalist and Nasserist officers in the Libyan Army, which overthrew the Senussi monarchy of King Idris I and resulted in the formation of the Libyan Arab Republic. The Free Officers Movement was led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The government of Idris was increasingly unpopular by the late 1960s due to internal mismanagement, and the rise of Arab nationalist sentiment further weakened his regime. On 1 September 1969, while Idris was in Turkey, a group of Libyan Army officers under the leadership of Gaddafi launched a coup from Benghazi and quickly established control over the country. The coup was bloodless and received enthusiastic support from the public. Crown prince Hasan as-Senussi relinquished his claim to the throne, and Libya was declared a free and sovereign republic by the Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Cold War
The Arab Cold War ( ''al-ḥarb al-`arabiyyah al-bāridah'') was a political rivalry in the Arab world from the early 1950s to the late 1970s and a part of the wider Cold War. It is generally accepted that the beginning of the Arab Cold War is marked by the 1952 Egyptian revolution, Egyptian Revolution of 1952, which led to Gamal Abdel Nasser becoming president of Egypt in 1956. Thereafter, newly formed Arab republics, inspired by revolutionary secular Arab nationalism, nationalism and History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser's Egypt, engaged in political rivalries with conservative Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist Arab monarchies, influenced by Saudi Arabia. The Iranian revolution, Iranian Revolution of 1979, and the ascension of Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as leader of Iran, is widely seen as the end of this period of internal conflicts and rivalry. A new era of Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, Arab-Iranian tensions followed, overshadow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khweldi Hameidi
Al-Khweldi Muhammad Salih Abdullah El-Hamedi (Arabic الخويلدي محمد الحميدي; January 1943 – 27 July 2015), also transliterated as Khuwailidi al-Humaidi, was a Libyan major general under Muammar Gaddafi, founding member of the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council, and the first Secretary General of the Libyan Popular National Movement. He was part of Gaddafi's inner circle. Biography Early and personal life Hameidi was born in Surman in 1943. His father owned a farm between Surman and Sabratha. He attended primary school in Surman, secondary school in Zawiya, and graduated from the Benghazi Military University Academy as a second lieutenant in 1965. His first military assignment was with the Royal Battalion in Derna. He was subsequently appointed assistant commander of the 1st Idris Battalion in Sabha and later Tarhuna. He married his cousin Aisha al-Hamidi in 1970. His wife was a history professor and earned a master's degree from the Al-Fateh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Nationalism
Arab nationalism () is a political ideology asserting that Arabs constitute a single nation. As a traditional nationalist ideology, it promotes Arab culture and civilization, celebrates Arab history, the Arabic language and Arabic literature. It often also calls for unification of Arab society.Requiem for Arab Nationalism by Adeed Dawisha, ''Middle East Quarterly'', Winter 2003 It bases itself on the premise that the people of the —from the to the |
Revolution
In political science, a revolution (, 'a turn around') is a rapid, fundamental transformation of a society's class, state, ethnic or religious structures. According to sociologist Jack Goldstone, all revolutions contain "a common set of elements at their core: (a) efforts to change the political regime that draw on a competing vision (or visions) of a just order, (b) a notable degree of informal or formal mass mobilization, and (c) efforts to force change through noninstitutionalized actions such as Political demonstration, mass demonstrations, Protest, protests, strikes, or violence." Revolutions have occurred throughout human history and varied in their methods, durations and outcomes. Some revolutions started with List_of_peasant_revolts, peasant uprisings or guerrilla warfare on the periphery of a country; others started with urban insurrection aimed at seizing the country's capital city. Revolutions can be inspired by the rising popularity of certain political Ideology, ideo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup D'état
A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. By one estimate, there were 457 coup attempts from 1950 to 2010, half of which were successful. Most coup attempts occurred in the mid-1960s, but there were also large numbers of coup attempts in the mid-1970s and the early 1990s. Coups occurring in the post-Cold War period have been more likely to result in democratic systems than Cold War coups, though coups still mostly perpetuate authoritarianism. Many factors may lead to the occurrence of a coup, as well as determine the success or failure of a coup. Once a coup is underway, coup success is driven by coup-makers' ability to get others to believe that the coup attempt will be successful. The number of successful cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massoud Abdelhafid
Massoud Abdelhafid () was a Libyan army general during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He held various major positions in the government following the 1969 coup d'etat of Muammar Gaddafi, including Commander of Military Security, Governor of Fezzan and Head of Security in major cities. He was a prominent figure in Libya and played a major role in building relations with neighboring countries Chad and Sudan. Massoud Abdelhafid was a senior commander in the Libyan Army during the Chadian–Libyan conflict. Known for his leadership of Libyan-backed insurrections and wars in Chad, he was referred to as "Mr. Chad". He played many major roles in the military and the Government, and was considered a key figure during the regime. He married the sister of Ahmad Gaddaf-Al Dam. 2011 Libyan civil war The United Nations Security Council drafted a resolution naming 23 senior Libyan officials in the regime of Muammar Gaddafi to be sanctioned. The resolution, which included travel bans and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayyid Gaddaf Al-Dam
Sayyid Mohammed Gaddaf al-Dam (25 February 1948 – 16 March 2023) was a Libyan brigadier general and a cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and older brother of Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam. He was part of Gaddafi's inner circle. Biography Early life and career Gaddaf al-Dam was born in Sirte on 25 February 1948. He was one of the Free Officers who participated in the 1969 Libyan coup d'état that brought his cousin Muammar Gaddafi to power. In 1984, he was described as a "shadowy but key figure" and the second most powerful man in Libya according to US intelligence. He was accused of being involved in extrajudicial assassinations of Gaddafi's opponents in Europe as well as arms procurement. In March 1984, Gaddaf al-Dam was injured by a car bomb and may have become disabled. Foreign Minister Ali Treki dismissed the car bomb allegation and claimed that Gaddaf al-Dam had merely been injured in a car accident. Libyan Civil War and capture Gaddaf al-Dam was placed under s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar El-Hariri
Omar Mokhtar El-Hariri (; – 2 November 2015) was a leading figure of the National Transitional Council of Libya who served as the Minister of Military Affairs in 2011, during the Libyan Civil War. He controlled the National Liberation Army and the Free Libyan Air Force from March to May 2011. He served on the council executive board before being replaced by Jalal al-Digheily, and he headed Military Affairs in the unicameral National Transitional Council legislature. El-Hariri was involved in the initial 1969 coup against the monarchy that began Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule of Libya. He organised a plot to overthrow Gaddafi in 1975. When the coup was uncovered, 300 men were arrested, four of whom died during interrogation. Of the remainder, 21 were sentenced to death, including El-Hariri. He was imprisoned for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 under a death sentence, with four and a half years in solitary confinement. Gaddafi commuted the sentence in 1990 and El-Hariri was subse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalifa Haftar
Khalifa Haftar (; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan-American politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). In 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the 2014 Libyan parliamentary election, elected legislative body, the House of Representatives (Libya), Libyan House of Representatives. He has been the ''de facto'' ruler of the east of Libya since Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017), 2017, governing the region as a military dictatorship under the LNA. Haftar was born in Ajdabiya. He served in the Libyan Army under Muammar Gaddafi, and took part in 1969 Libyan revolution, the coup that brought Gaddafi to power in 1969. He participated in the Libyan contingent against Israel in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Haftar then participated in the Chadian–Libyan War, Chadian-Libyan war (1978-1987), becoming promoted to Chief officer of the Libyan military in Chad in 1986 until he was captured by Chadian forces in 1987 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Fatah Younis
Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi (; , sometimes transliterated ''Fattah Younis'' or ''Fattah Younes'' or ''Fatah Younes''; 1944 – 28 July 2011) was a Libyan military officer and politician. He served as Libya's interior minister until his resignation on 22 February 2011 when he defected to the rebel side in the First Libyan Civil War. He was considered a key supporter of Muammar Gaddafi and even No. 2 in the Libyan government. Following his resignation and defection, he urged that the Libyan Army should "join the people and respond to their legitimate demands". In an interview with John Simpson on 25 February, he said he believed Gaddafi would fight to the death, or commit suicide. On 29 July 2011, Younis was reported dead by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) in unclear circumstances. According to the NTC's oil minister, Ali Tarhouni, Younis was killed by members of an anti-Gaddafi rebel group and the Libyan government stated that he had been killed by the rebels who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Najm
Mohammed Emhamed Awad Najm (1943 – 13 December 2016; also transliterated as Muhammad Nejm) was a Libyan military officer and political figure. He was one of the original twelve members of the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) and also served as the Libyan foreign minister. Biography Born and raised in Benghazi, Najm graduated from the Benghazi Military University Academy in 1963, where he met Muammar Gaddafi. He was a leading figure in the 1969 Libyan coup d'état that overthrew King Idris and brought Gaddafi to power. In addition to being part of the RCC, he also served as chairman of the court in the trial of former Minister of Defense, Lieutenant Colonel Adam al‐Hawaz, and former Minister of Interior, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Moussa, who was accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the RCC, in April 1970. Najm served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Unity from October 1970 to February 1972. He then played a leading role in Gaddafi's Cultural Revolution, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Moneim Al-Houni
Abdel Moniem al-Taher al-Houni (), also transliterated as Abdul Munim el-Huni, is a Libyan military officer, diplomat, and politician. He was one of the original twelve members of the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council and briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1974 to 1975. Biography Early career Houni was a major and among the Free Officers involved in the 1969 Libyan coup d'état that overthrew King Idris and brought Muammar Gaddafi to power. After the successful coup, he was among the twelve men named to the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council (RCC). In July 1972, amid false rumors that Gaddafi had been ousted or jailed by other members of the RCC, Houni was named Interior Minister in a new 18-man cabinet. He and Prime Minister Abdessalam Jalloud were the only military figures in the new cabinet; the rest were all civilian technocrats. He later served as Foreign Minister from 1974 to 1975. He also served as head of General Intelligence. 1975 coup attempt a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
