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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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 Egypt–Libya bo ...

Incumbents

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab ( ar, محمد الزروق رجب) (born 1940) was a former Head of State and General Secretary of the People's Committee (Prime Minister) in Libya. Rajab was General Secretary of the General People's Congress from Janu ...

(until 3 March),

Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi ( ar, جاد الله عزوز الطلحي; born 1939) is a Libyan diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Libya for two terms. Education Born in 1939, Talhi obtained a geology degree from Louvain Universi ...

(starting 3 March)

Events

March

* 23 March - The Gulf of Sidra Incident.

April

* 15 April - U.S. aircraft bombs airfields and barracks within Libya. * After the bombing the country was renamed ''Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya''. * Gaddafi announces plans for a unified African gold dinar currency, to challenge the dominance of the US Dollar and Euro currencies. The African dinar would have been measured directly in terms of gold.

References

1980s in Libya Years of the 20th century in Libya

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