BY BRITNEY PHEKOOPERIOD 2

LibyaThe Fight For Freedom

LibyaLibya is located in the northern part of

Africa. West of Egypt and east of Algeria and borders the Mediterranean Sea.

Demographics

Life expectancy at birth-Men: 71.7 Females: 76.9Foreign population-Around 3% most of the foreigners are

migrant oil industry workers, however a majority of these workers left Libya because of the Libyan civil war

Official language- Arabic

Leader in Libya

Muammar GaddafiWas the ruler of Libya from 1969 to 2011Established laws based political ideology, later

developed authoritarian regime, and monopolized economy

Gaddafi believed in very harsh punishment, killed protesters.

Did nothing about the high unemployment rateDuring the Battle of Tripoli , Gaddafi lost

effective political and military control of Tripoli after his compound was captured by rebel forces

Leaders

Gaddafi’s regime did nothing to help the people of Libya. In fact it made things worse by doing nothing to help the low wages and censored a lot of Libya’s press

Gaddafi also supported anti-American government organizations

Rebels- mostly citizens who fought to free the country from Gaddafi’s regime. They also fought to take key positions around Libya.

Key Events

On February 15, 2011- political protests began in Libya against Gaddafi's government

On February 17, 2011- Day of RevoltOn February 26, 2011- The United Nations Security

Council passed an initial resolution, freezing the assets of Gaddafi and his circle and restricting their travel

In August 2011, rebel forces took most of their lost territory, and captured Tripoli

On October 20, 2011, Gaddafi was killed.On October 23, 2011, The National Transitional

Council declared the liberation of Libya and the official end of the war

Similarities

Both the Libyan and American Revolutions emerged as a result of differences with their leaders. In American their was conflict between the colonies and England. In the Libyan Revolution their was conflict between the Rebels/citizens and Gaddafi.

Both revolutions were against their leader Gaddafi or King George III

Both Revolutions received aid from outside countries. The Libyan rebels received help from the NATO and France transferred Gaddafi funds to the Libyan rebels. The American Revolution receives outside help from France.

Both Revolutions attempted peaceful protests, then they used military to overthrow the oppressive government.

Both Libyan and American Revolutions wanted involvement in the government and the government’s decision making.

Differences

While the Libyan rebels wanted to and succeeded in overthrowing their government leader, Gaddafi. Where initially the Americans did not want to stop their interaction with the British Empire.

The Americans fought their revolution because of taxation without representation, as opposed to the Libyan Revolution which was fought against the fear of the oppressive leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

The Libyans were against their own government, this differs from the American Revolution because the Americans were rebelling against the British Empire.

Pictures and Videos

Video of Gaddafi’s death http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g07otrwI4j4&skipcontrinter=1

Future of Libya

With Gaddafi died I believe that Libya will slowly recover. It will defiantly be a challenge to find a new ruler especially since Libya hasn’t had a new ruler since 1969. If Libya has a lot of determination and receives outside help from other countries I think that it will be able establish some sort of democratic government. Either way Libya will be better than it’s rule under Gaddafi.

Citations

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Crowley, BJ. "BBC News - Viewpoint: A Changing Middle East." BBC - Homepage. 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15396389

Griffin, Jennifer. “U.S. Drone Involved in Final Qaddafi Strike, as Obama Heralds Regime's End.” FoxNews.com. 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/20/obama-qaddafi-death-ends-long-and-painful-chapter-in-libya/

Batty, David. “Libya: Rebel Forces Reach the Heart of Tripoli.” TheGuardian.com. 22 August 2011. Web. 26 October 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/aug/22/libya-middle-east-unrest-live

Fox, Geema. “Libya's rebels take control of Green Square in Tripoli.” Digital Journal.com. 21 August 2011. Web. 27 October 2011. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/310629