Cultural Revolution (Libya)
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The Cultural Revolution in Libya was a nearly four-year period of political and social change in Libya. It started with Muammar Gaddafi's declaration of a cultural revolution during a speech in Zuwara
Gaddafi in 1972
Muammar al Gaddafi at the AU summit
Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état. When Idris was in Turkey for medi
Cultural Revolution (Libya)
…The Cultural Revolution (Arabic: ال زاهف, romanized: al-zahf) (also known as the People's Revolution or the Green Terror) in Libya was a nearly four-year period of political and social change in Libya. It started with Muammar Gaddafi's declaration of a cultural revolution during a…
Gaddafi at the African Union Summit, Addis Ababa, 2 February 2009
Gaddafi (left) with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1969
Alfateh Festivity in Bayda, Libya, on 1 September 2010