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HISTORY OF LIBYA

including headings The Barbary coast:, Italo-Turkish War, World Wars and Fascism, Royal Libya, The Gaddafi regime, ...

Libya, Iran and Nicaragua | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reagan's bombing of Libya 15 April 1986 is a response to the track record of the Libyan leader, Muhammad Gaddafi, in sponsoring terrorist attacks against western targets, often with a major loss of life. The event that m...

Libyans and others | HISTORY OF EGYPT

Libyans and others

The 21st dynasty, based in Tanis, never controls the whole of Egypt. Thebes, under the influence of powerful high priests, remains for the most part friendly but independent.

The Theban priests are more resentful...

A papyrus library | LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA

A papyrus library

The library at Alexandria aims to be a comprehensive collection of Greek literature, written on papyrus. There is a policy of seeking out texts of all available works, to be collated and edited by a team of scholars.

The Libyan president, Gaddafi, wants the | HISTORY OF CHAD

Independence

The Libyan president, Gaddafi, wants the Aouzou Strip and maintains that Libya has a historic claim to it. In 1980 he sends his tanks across the border in support of one of the Frolinat leaders, Goukouni Oueddi, who is w...

Wavell's rapid success in the Egyptian | THE SECOND WORLD WAR

North Africa

Wavell's rapid success in the Egyptian desert and Libya turns out to be merely the first in a series of see-saw reversals of fortune in this region over the next two years. The central figure is Rommel, the brilliant tan...

By mid-April 1941 Rommel pushes the | THE SECOND WORLD WAR

North Africa

By mid-April 1941 Rommel pushes the British out of Libya and back over the Egyptian border. In doing so he bypasses and isolates the British garrison in Tobruk. Unsuccessful attempts are made to reach and relieve Tobruk...

Wavell strikes first to attack the | THE SECOND WORLD WAR

North and East Africa

Wavell strikes first to attack the Italians in Cyrenaica, the eastern province of Libya. Moving armoured divisions fast through the desert in a series of surprise attacks from 7 December 1940, Wavell's commanders capture...

In 1998 a line seems to | THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Colonial period

In 1998 a line seems to be drawn beneath Chad's long dispute with Libya, when the Libyan president Moamar al-Gaddafi pays a state visit to his relatively impoverished southern neighbour. But Chad does also have potential...

In 1998 a line seems to | HISTORY OF CHAD

Colonial period

In 1998 a line seems to be drawn beneath Chad's long dispute with Libya, when the Libyan president Moamar al-Gaddafi pays a state visit to his relatively impoverished southern neighbour. But Chad does also have potential...

In the event the British under | HISTORY OF ITALY

Mussolini and Hitler

In the event the British under Wavell strike first, rolling the Italians back in Libya as far as Tobruk and soon chasing them out of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Again Hitler comes to the rescue, sending his best general, Romme...

In the autumn of 1912 the | HISTORY OF ITALY

Foreign policies

In the autumn of 1912 the Turks, distracted by troubles closer to home in the Balkans, cede much of Libya to Italy. The rest of the province is soon seized by Italian troops. But the entire campaign has been conducted a...