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LIBYA CRISIS

Presented by:

Divya M

Doel MukherjeeGautam Jain

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LIBYA HISTORY

� Prior to WWII Libya was an Italiancolony

� After WWII it came under English &French control as a UN trusteeship in

1947� On 21 Nov 1949, UN General

Assembly passed a resolution thatLibya should become independent.

�

Libya got independence on 24 Dec1951.

� 25 April 1963, federal system of government was abolished &kingship was established.

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MUAMMAR MAHUMMAD GADDAFI

� Leader of Libya since 1969.

� Born on 7th June 1942.

� Longest serving of all currentnon royal national leaders.

� On 1/9/1969, in a coupe over

threw the kingship andproclaimed the LIBYAN ARAB

REPUBLIC.

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Libyan citizens were

prevented from exercising

their right to publishprivate newspapers.

Muammar Gaddafi has

spread his wealth,estimated to run into

hundreds of billions of 

dollars across at least 35

nations on four continents,as Western bankers

attempt to unravel his

financial tentacles.

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CAUSES OF UPRISING

Political conversations with foreigners is a

crime punishable by 3 yrs of prison.

Ban on learning foreign languages.

Use of national resources & wealth toprovide safe haven to anti western radicals.

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Libyans were prevented from writing and

expressing their opinions which may not agreewith the views of the then existing political

regimes.

Breakdown of diplomatic relations with

other nations.

Murder of the government's political

opposition.

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TIMELINE OF UPRISING

� The arrest of human rights

activist Fathi Terbil 15th

Feburary

� 22nd feb, Gaddafi startedhiring African mercenaries to

put down the uprising.

�1

st

March, Australiandefence minister made a

statement that it would

exercise military options.

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17th March, Gaddafi warned that anyforeign intervention would invite

retaliation.

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Oil is set to touch more than 100 $ per barrel

in international market.

Libya has fallen in the category of failed

states.

The revolution has spread into neighbouring

Islamic states Chad, Saudi Arabia.

IMPACT OF LIBYA CRISIS

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Indirectly increase therate of inflation for south

Asian countries.

Rise in the prices of both

gold and silver.

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