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Events relating to libya
Libyans in the Egyptian army take control of the nation and rule as pharaohs
Italy finds a reason to invade Libya, a province of the Turkish empire.
Turkey, beset by troubles elsewhere, cedes to Italy her north African province of Libya
Archibald Wavell's Allied divisions, after a rapid desert campaign, drive the Italians from the Libyan port of Tobruk
Libya wins independence from Italy, as a kingdom with Idris I as head of state
Idris I, king of Libya, is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Muammar al-Gaddafi
Libya's political bible is now the Green Book by Muammar al-Gaddafi
President Reagan launches an air strike against Libya, accusing Gaddafi of involvement in international terrorism
The UN imposes sanctions because of Libya's refusal to cooperate in the Lockerbie air disaster enquiry
Libya hands over, for trial in the Hague, two men suspected of causing the Lockerbie disaster of 1988
The Scottish Court in the Netherlands convicts a Libyan, Al-Megrahi, of responsibility for the Pan-Am Lockerbie bomb
Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in 2001 for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, is released as being terminally ill and returns from Scotland to Libya
Demonstrations over the arrest of a human rights lawyer in Benghazi, Libya's second city, are violently broken up by the police
Benghazi, by now firmly in the control of rebels, becomes the temporary headquarters of Libya's newly formed National Transitional Council
Muammar Gaddafi makes a rousing speech on Libyan TV saying that his people will seek out traitors and infidels in Benghazi 'alley by alley' to deal with them
The United Nations Security Council passes Resolution 1973, authorizing the international community to use force to protect civilians in Libya
Muammar Gaddafi's tanks are on the verge of reaching Benghazi to enter the city and carry out his promised cleansing of the city of rebel traitors
The first air strikes by NATO, authorized by the UN, destroy sufficient of Gaddafi's armour just in time to save Benghazi from a proclaimed massacre of rebel civilians
The commander of the rebel forces in Libya, Abdel Fattah Younes, is assassinated in mysterious circumstances while in rebel hands
After a civil war in Libya lasting five months Tripoli falls finally to the rebel forces, much aided by Nato air strikes throughout the campaign
The Libyan leader Muammad Gaddafi is captured and killed in Sirte
Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is captured when attempting to flee to Niger and is held for trial
In Libya's first democratic election the National Forces Alliance, led by Mahmoud Jibril, wins the largest number of seats
Violent protests against the film Innocence of Muslims break out in Egypt and soon spread to other Muslim countries
The US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, is killed in a terrorist attack on the embassy in Benghazi