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Libya1Where is Libya located?Libya is located in Northern Africa, its between Egypt and Tunisia, and its bordered by the Mediterranean Sea.

2Population: Over 5.7 million people live in Libya at the moment. Life expectancy is around 76 years. Languages: People over in Libya speak Arabic, Italian, and English.Ethnic Groups: Berber and Arab are 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians make up the rest of the population. Religion: 97% of the population are Muslims

3Libya had been under the rule of Qaddafi for over 42 years. Rebellion in Libya between people has outburst opposing Qaddafi, composed of civilians and former military members, and Qaddafi's supporters, who are the Libyan Air Force, paramilitary forces, portions of the regular military, and African mercenaries. Qaddafi overthrew the Libyan monarchy in 1969 and has been in power as the ruler of Libya ever since; this makes him one of the longest ruling leaders in modern history.

Qaddafi

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5Libya does not have any democratic institutions, the people of Libya have no say on their government's policies. Libya has high levels of unemployment. Qaddafi has often used lethal force to crack-down on people opposing the government in the past. His rule has been brutal. Many people dont have the right of speech, discussing national policy is punishable with up to three years in prison. Libya had little freedom of press.

No rights!

6Riot instigated by the arrest of human rights activist, Fethi Tarbel in Benghazi on February 15, 2011 marked the beginning of the Revolution. People were tired of being over a dictator and decided to rebel against the government. One side were made up Gaddafi and followers, on the other side are people like Abdul Fattah Younis (chief of staff of the revolution) and Omar Shibliy Mahmoudi among other leaders. How it all started.

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Praying for Peace 8Similar to The American Revolution Both revolutions (Libyan, and U.S.), are similar in that civilians became upset with the way their country was being run, and wanted to est. a new governmentBoth the colonist and Libyans fought on their home groundNeed for new government The colonist the Libyans had a constitutional DeclarationBoth received at least some foreign aid Colonists became unhappy with their mother countries oppressive rule similar to Libya, Libyans became upset with the rule of Muammar Gaddafi

9Difference from the American Revolution

Libya had been under dictatorshipLibyan revolution took just over 8 months where the United States revolution took about 8 yearsThe colonist separated from the old government.Colonist came from a mother countryLibya overthrew their old regimeColonists were more organized than Libyan rebelsLibyan rebels were protesting against their own leader, where the colonists were fighting against their mother country

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14"Libya Map and Basic Facts." Africa Travel. Web. 16 Oct. 2011. ."What's Happening in Libya Explained | Mother Jones." | Mother Jones. Web. 16 Oct. 2011. ."Airstrikes Begin on Libya Targets - Africa - Al Jazeera English." AJE - Al Jazeera English. Web. 16 Oct. 2011. .Mittelstaedt, Juliane von, and Volkhard Windfuhr. "The Rebels from Benghazi: Chaos and Uncertainty in Libya's Revolutionary Leadership - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International." SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. . Poller, Nidra. "Libya and the U.S.: Qadhafi Unrepentant :: Middle East Quarterly." Middle East Forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. .

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