Libya declared independence 69 years ago

Libya is a Maghreb and North African country on the Mediterranean coast, neighboring Egypt to the east, Algeria and Tunisia to the west, Niger and Chad to the south, and Sudan to the southeast. The name of the country, 'Libya', comes from the word Lebu used by the ancient Egyptians for Berbers living west of the Nile. The word was passed to ancient Greek as 'Libya'. Libya gained independence from Italy in 1951 and Idris I became king. In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi came to power with a coup. Gaddafi founded the Libyan Socialist People's Association. After Gaddafi died at the end of the civil war in 2011, his jemahiriyah came to an end. Later, only Libya was used as the name of the country, and after a new state was established, the government decided to leave the same name and took the name Libyan State. The second civil war that started on May 16, 2014 after the civil war in question continues today. During the weakening of the Ottoman Empire, Italians invaded the region in 1911. With the Ushi Treaty signed after the Tripoli War, the de facto Ottoman domination in Libya came to an end. . However, Italy, which had every advantage, managed to control the whole country. Then Italian Libya was established. The resistance movement initiated by Ömer Muhtar against Italian colonialism during this period failed as a result of the capture and execution of Ömer Muhtar. II. After World War II, the region was left to France and the United Kingdom. The United Nations decided in 1949 that Libya should be an independent country. Libya was represented by Sheikh Idris, who had fought with Italians since the 1920s and went into exile to Egypt. Libya gained independence in 1951 and became the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations. Idris became king of the country.