The 1969 Libyan Constitution was brought into force on 11 December 1969 by the
Revolutionary Command Council, in the name of the
Arab people
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
of the
Libyan Arab Republic
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 Comm ...
. The
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princip ...
would remain in force until the adoption of the
interim constitution on 3 August 2011.
See also
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External links
Text of the Constitution
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Defunct constitutions
Constitutions of Libya
1969 documents