Libyan People - History

History

At various times in its history Libya was occupied by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Italians, and Egyptians, however the Phoenicians may have the biggest impact on Libya since the capital's name, Tripoli, is Phoenician. The occupied of Libya by Carthage was since the 8 BCE. More later, in the 7 CE, it was conquered by Arabs. The Ottoman Empire conquered Libya in 1551 and remained in power until 1911. So, in the 18th century was an important place for the arrived of pirates who was his base. This year, the country was conquered by Italy. In the Second World War it was one of the main battlegrounds of North Africa. During the war, the territory was an Anglo-French military Government until it was defeated. His government, Axis Were Defeated In This Territory in 1943.

In 1951 the country get the independent and was governed by with King Idris. In 1969 a coup made by Muammar Gaddafi caused the defeat. Gaddafi established an anti-Western dictatorship. So, in 1970, British and American bases were closed. Gaddafi used oil from Libya to improve the living conditions of the population and to assist Palestinian guerrillas in their fight against the Israelis. In 1979 Libya fight in Uganda to preserve the government of Idi Amin in this country, and in 1981 fight into Chad, but his army left the country in that year. Libya had occupied the Aozou Strip, however, In 1990 the International Court of Justice submitted the case and allowed the full recuperation of territory by Chad. In 1992 the UN Security Council accused Libya of supporting state terrorism and prohibited air flights and arms sales if they not were turned over to United States the suspects in the Lockerbie and another airplane bombing to the U.S., Britain, and France. Therefore, In Apr. 1999, Libya handed over the suspects of Lockerbie to the UN. This, lifted its sanctions. More late, in December 2003, Gaddafi renounced the production and use of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons after negotiations with the United States and Great Britain, with to unannounced international inspections. However, in 2004, Libya acknowledged that it had produced chemical weapons., that made the United States lifted most sanctions. However, Libya continued to be recognized as a terrorist until 2011, when war broke out between the Libyans and Gaddafi, culminating in the murder of Gaddafi. In September, 2008, Italy and Libya signed a memorandum by which Italy would pay $5 billion during 20 years to compensate Libya for its dominion over this country for 30 years.