The Kingdom of Libya (Arabic: المملكة الليبية Libyan Kingdom; Italian: Regno di Libia), originally called the United Libyan Kingdom, came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris of Libya and established the Libyan Arab Republic.
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“The Scripture was written to shew unto men the kingdom of God; and to prepare their minds to become his obedient subjects; leaving the world, and the Philosophy thereof, to the disputation of men, for the exercising of their natural Reason.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1579–1688)
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—Bible: New Testament, Mark 10:25.
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