Kings: 1951-1969 Mohammad "Idris" Assanousi
Heads of State: 1969- Muammar Abou Minyar al Qadhafi
Premiers
1951-1954 Mahmoud Al-Muntasser
1954 Mohammed Assakizly
1954-1957 Mustafa Ben halim
1957-1960 Abdulmajeed Kaabar
1960-1963 Mohammed bin Othman Assaid
1963-1964 Mohieddine Fekini
1964-1965 Mahmoud Al-Muntasser
1965-1967 Hussain Maziq
1967 Abdulkadir Badri
1967-1968 Abdulhameed Al-Bakkush
1968-1969 Wanees Al-Qaddafi
1969-1970 Mahmoud Solaiman Al-Maghreby
1970-1972 Muammar Al-Qaddafi
1972-1977 Abdussalam Jalloud
1977-1979 Abdulaati Al-Obeidi
1979-1984 Jadallah Azzouz Attalhi
1984-1986 Mohammed Azzarouq Ragab
1986-1987 Jadallah Azzouz Attalhi
1987-1990 Umar Mustafa Al-Muntasir
1990-1994 Abu Zaid Omar Dourda
1994- Abd al-Majeed Al-Qaoud
General History
439 BC Kingdom of Cyrene is replaced by a Republic Regime
455 Libya is conquered by the Vandals
643 Amr ibn al-As gains control of Libyan territory
1401 The principality of Tripoli is annexed by Hafsids
1551 - 1911 Province of Tripolitania is under Ottoman Rule
1551 - 1911 Province of Cyrenaica is under Ottoman Rule
1711 - 1835 The Qaramanlly Dynasty begins rule over Tripoli
1784 USA pays tribute to Tripoli for piracy protection
1801 Tripoli raises payment for piracy protection
1801 Tipolitans begin seizing American ships
1801 - 1805 Tripolitan War between US & Tripoli begins
1803 US sends naval squadron to blockade Tripoli port
1804 The US frigate Philadelphia is captured by Tripoli
1805 The town of Derna is captured by US
1835 The Osmanlis reconquer territory of Libya
1911 The Italians invaded Libya
1943 The Allied forces captured Tripoli
1943 - 1951 Libya was controlled by USA, Britain and France
1951 Libyan Independance
1969 The Libyan Revolution
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