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A coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris and established the Libyan Arab Republic. It changed name into the Great Socialist People´s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in 1977. Gaddafi's regime ended with the first Libyan Civil War.
Establishment
March 1977: Jamahiriya established.
July 1977: A substantial Egyptian mechanised force (possibly as large as two divisions) advanced into Libya along the coast towards the town of Musaid. Aside from a few tank clashes, the Libyans retreated in face of the incursion.
August 1977: After advancing 24 kilometres into Libya, the Egyptians withdrew over the border.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was a short border war fought between Libya and Egypt.
A series of conflictes between Libya and Chad caused by border disputes over the Aouzou stripe.
September 1987: Chad's army also entered Libyan territory and destroyed three air bases in the southern Libyan desert.
September 1987: The ceasefire left open the dispute over the Aouzou strip.
Initially a series of anti-government protests and revolts across the Arab world, it soon evolved into a series of wars. The wars caused by the revolts are sometimes referred to as the Arab Winter.
3.1.Libyan Civil Wars
Were two civil wars in Libya that started with an uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
3.1.1.Libyan Civil War (2011)
Was a civil war in Libya that begun with protests against the government of dictator Muammar Gaddafi during the Arab Spring, a wave of protests through the Middle East and North Africa. The war resulted in the overthrow and death of Gaddafi.
February 2011: Rebel advancement during the Battle of Misrata.
March 2011: By evening of 28 March 2011, the rebels had advanced to about 50 km from Sirte.
March 2011: Pro-Gaddafi soldiers in the town of Jalu, some 200 km south of Ajdabiya, surrendered to rebel forces.
June 2011: By mid-June 2011, the Eastern Desert was under the control of forces answering to the National Transitional Council in Benghazi.
July 2011: The Rebels (Libya) captured Ghazaya.
August 2011: Msallata rebels reported to AFP that pro-Gaddafi forces did not control the town.
August 2011: Rebels in western Libya claimed they had taken Nasr and Bir Shuaib.
August 2011: Battle of Tawergha.
August 2011: A rebel spokesman announced the capture of Ajaylat.
August 2011: On 14 August, rebels captured the city of Sorman.
August 2011: Sabratha had been taken by rebels on 15 August.
August 2011: Opposition forces announced that Tripoli was cut off from supplies and effectively besieged.
August 2011: A rebel spokesman in the Nafusa Mountains said loyalist forces had abandoned Tiji and Badr and anti-Gaddafi forces had entered both towns.
August 2011: Zliten was taken by rebel forces.
August 2011: Second Battle of Zawiya.
August 2011: Rebel forces captured the centre of Brega after much fighting.
August 2011: Rebels were forced to retreat from Al Maya.
August 2011: Bab al-Azizia was completely overrun by rebels after defeating loyalists based there.
August 2011: Rebels took control of Ra's Lanuf.
August 2011: Rebels claimed to have gained control of the desert village of Al Wigh.
August 2011: Al Jazeera reported that anti-Gaddafi forces took control of the Ras Ajdir border crossing with Tunisia.
August 2011: Al Jazeera reported that late in the day, the NLA finally seized control of Bin Jawad.
August 2011: Battle of Tripoli (2011).
August 2011: An Al Jazeera correspondent, reporting live from Nofaliya, a town in the Sirte District, said that anti-Gaddafi forces were in full control of the town.
September 2011: Anti-Gaddafi forces claimed to have taken the Red Valley east of Sirte.
September 2011: The Rebels (Libya) Captured three oasis towns: Al-Jufra - Hun, Waddan and Sokna.
October 2011: Anti-Gaddafi forces captured the city of Bani Walid after a six-week siege.
October 2011: Battle of Sirte (2011).
3.1.1.1.Early Protest Phase of the First Libyan Civil War
Was the initial phase of the First Libyan Civil War which consisted of protests against the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi.
February 2011: Protesters in Bayda succeeded in capturing its military airbase.
February 2011: The Libyan army withdrew from the city of Bayda.
February 2011: Demonstrators in Benghazi had reportedly taken control of Benina International Airport.
February 2011: Rebels take over Benghazi.
February 2011: In the Tuareg towns of Ghat and Ubari the citizens reportedly attacked government buildings and police stations.
February 2011: Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights said that the anti-Gaddafi protesters also controlled Sirte, Misrata, Khoms, the Tarhunah District, Zintan, Zawiya and Zuwara.
February 2011: Misrata was confirmed to be under protester control.
February 2011: Both coastal Tripolitania and most of northern Cyrenaica were in rebel hands by 23 February 2011.
February 2011: Protesters assumed complete control of Tobruk.
February 2011: The dual military and civilian Mitiga International Airport, about 11 kilometres east of Tripoli, seemed to have been taken over by anti-Gaddafi protesters.
February 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces tried to retake control of the western border crossings with Tunisia that had fallen under opposition control.
March 2011: The eastern towns of Brega, Bishr, El Agheila, Sultan and Zuwetina are under opposition control.
March 2011: Rebels in the southwest city of Ghadames managed to take control of the city.
March 2011: The opposition forces managed to capture the entire town of Ra's Lanuf, including the airbase.
March 2011: Following the Battle of Ra's Lanuf, rebel forces advanced along the Mediterranean coast and captured the town of Bin Jawad.
3.1.1.2.2011 Nafusa Mountains campaign
Was a series of battles in the Libyan Civil War, fought between loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces in the Nafusa Mountains.
February 2011: Most of the towns in the Nafusa Mountains were under opposition control.
March 2011: Gharyan had been retaken by the government on the same day as the nearby city of Sabratha.
March 2011: Gharyan was overrun by government troops.
March 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces retake Gharyan, Kikla, Yafran and Rayayna from early March to late May.
April 2011: Government troops captured the town of Kikla and started.
April 2011: Yafran had been taken by loyalist forces.
April 2011: Loyalist forces re-captured the Wazzin border crossing.
May 2011: Rebels had apparently retaken the border crossing at Wazzin.
June 2011: Rebels captured the towns of Shakshuk and Gasr Al-Hajj.
June 2011: Rebels reported that they had recaptured Yafran.
June 2011: Rebels captured the whole village of Al-Rayayna.
June 2011: On 14 June, rebels recaptured the town of Kikla after Gaddafi forces pulled out of the town and retreated.
July 2011: Al-Qawalish was finally captured by rebels after six hours of fighting.
August 2011: The rebels lost al-Jawsh again.
August 2011: Bir al-Ghanam was under rebel control.
August 2011: Battle of Gharyan.
3.1.1.3.Government Counterattack - Libyan Civil War (2011)
Was the military counterattack of the government forces against the rebels during the First Libyan Civil War.
March 2011: Government forces won the Battle of Bin Jawad.
March 2011: First Battle of Zawiya is won by government forces.
March 2011: The Battle of Ra's Lanuf is won by government forces.
March 2011: The Second Battle of Brega is won by government forces.
March 2011: Before dawn on 13 March, pro-Gaddafi forces, advancing eastward from Ra's Lanuf, had taken the town of Uqayla and the village of Bisher.
March 2011: During the first phase of the Battle of Ajdabiya, pro-Gaddafi forces seized the strategic road junction leading to Benghazi and Tobruk, and captured most of the city of Ajdabiya.
March 2011: Libyan rebels, backed by extensive allied air raids, seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
3.1.1.4.First Gulf of Sidra offensive
Was a rebel military offensive during the First Libyan Civil War.
March 2011: Rebel forces recaptured Ajdabiya after Gaddafi forces retreated and with little threat also captured Brega.
March 2011: Opposition forces continued their push capturing Ra's Lanuf.
March 2011: The rebels had entered Bin Jawad.
March 2011: Rebel forces advanced further west toward Sirte and took the town of Nofaliya.
March 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces intensified attacks on Libyan rebels, forcing them to retreat from Nofaliya to Bin Jawad.
March 2011: Intense fighting over Bin Jawad was reported, including artillery duels, before the rebels fled in hundreds of vehicles, abandoning the town.
March 2011: In the evening, the BBC News reported that Brega was in control of pro-Gaddafi forces.
March 2011: Loyalist forces recaptured the oil refinery town of Ra's Lanuf.
April 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces entered Ajdabiya on 9 April.
April 2011: Rebel forces re-took the town of Ajdabiya by 11 April.
3.1.1.5.Cyrenaican desert campaign
Was a military campaign conducted by the Libyan military against rebel-held towns and oil facilities in the eastern Libyan Desert.
April 2011: The security chief for the Kufra region, Saleh Muhammad al-Zaruq, declared his, and his troops, support for the rebels.
April 2011: Loyalist forces entered the town of Kufra, also called Al Jawf, which is the capital of the Kufra District and re-took control of the town.
May 2011: The rebels claimed to have re-taken Kufra.
3.1.1.6.Fezzan campaign (First Libyan Civil War)
Was a rebel military offensive in Fezzan during the First Libyan Civil War.
July 2011: They secured the Tumu border crossing and took Qatrun, without a shot, also capturing a military airfield and outpost at Al Wigh.
July 2011: Loyalist forces attacked Qatrun three times before finally recapturing it.
August 2011: Toubou tribal fighters reportedly captured Murzuk.
September 2011: Anti-Gaddafi forces had taken control over the towns of Brak and Gira.
September 2011: The rest of the towns in Wadi al Shatii District were peacefully taken by NTC forces.
September 2011: On 19 September, NTC forces took over Zella.
September 2011: The NTC announced that they took control over the town of Jufra and surrounding area.
September 2011: An NTC commander in Sabha told CNN that his forces have taken control over the town of Ubari.
September 2011: Battle of Sabha.
September 2011: NTC forces took control over Ghat airport, located north of the city and a day later Ghat itself and the Tinkarine border crossing with Algeria.
Disestablishment
February 2011: Rebel advancement during the Battle of Misrata.
February 2011: Protesters in Bayda succeeded in capturing its military airbase.
February 2011: Demonstrators in Benghazi had reportedly taken control of Benina International Airport.
February 2011: The Libyan army withdrew from the city of Bayda.
February 2011: Rebels take over Benghazi.
February 2011: In the Tuareg towns of Ghat and Ubari the citizens reportedly attacked government buildings and police stations.
February 2011: Both coastal Tripolitania and most of northern Cyrenaica were in rebel hands by 23 February 2011.
February 2011: Misrata was confirmed to be under protester control.
February 2011: Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights said that the anti-Gaddafi protesters also controlled Sirte, Misrata, Khoms, the Tarhunah District, Zintan, Zawiya and Zuwara.
February 2011: Protesters assumed complete control of Tobruk.
February 2011: The dual military and civilian Mitiga International Airport, about 11 kilometres east of Tripoli, seemed to have been taken over by anti-Gaddafi protesters.
February 2011: Most of the towns in the Nafusa Mountains were under opposition control.
February 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces tried to retake control of the western border crossings with Tunisia that had fallen under opposition control.
March 2011: The eastern towns of Brega, Bishr, El Agheila, Sultan and Zuwetina are under opposition control.
March 2011: Gharyan was overrun by government troops.
March 2011: Rebels in the southwest city of Ghadames managed to take control of the city.
March 2011: Gharyan had been retaken by the government on the same day as the nearby city of Sabratha.
March 2011: The opposition forces managed to capture the entire town of Ra's Lanuf, including the airbase.
March 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces retake Gharyan, Kikla, Yafran and Rayayna from early March to late May.
March 2011: Following the Battle of Ra's Lanuf, rebel forces advanced along the Mediterranean coast and captured the town of Bin Jawad.
March 2011: Government forces won the Battle of Bin Jawad.
March 2011: First Battle of Zawiya is won by government forces.
March 2011: The Battle of Ra's Lanuf is won by government forces.
March 2011: The Second Battle of Brega is won by government forces.
March 2011: Before dawn on 13 March, pro-Gaddafi forces, advancing eastward from Ra's Lanuf, had taken the town of Uqayla and the village of Bisher.
March 2011: During the first phase of the Battle of Ajdabiya, pro-Gaddafi forces seized the strategic road junction leading to Benghazi and Tobruk, and captured most of the city of Ajdabiya.
March 2011: Libyan rebels, backed by extensive allied air raids, seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
March 2011: Rebel forces recaptured Ajdabiya after Gaddafi forces retreated and with little threat also captured Brega.
March 2011: The rebels had entered Bin Jawad.
March 2011: Opposition forces continued their push capturing Ra's Lanuf.
March 2011: By evening of 28 March 2011, the rebels had advanced to about 50 km from Sirte.
March 2011: Rebel forces advanced further west toward Sirte and took the town of Nofaliya.
March 2011: Pro-Gaddafi soldiers in the town of Jalu, some 200 km south of Ajdabiya, surrendered to rebel forces.
March 2011: Intense fighting over Bin Jawad was reported, including artillery duels, before the rebels fled in hundreds of vehicles, abandoning the town.
March 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces intensified attacks on Libyan rebels, forcing them to retreat from Nofaliya to Bin Jawad.
March 2011: Loyalist forces recaptured the oil refinery town of Ra's Lanuf.
March 2011: In the evening, the BBC News reported that Brega was in control of pro-Gaddafi forces.
April 2011: The security chief for the Kufra region, Saleh Muhammad al-Zaruq, declared his, and his troops, support for the rebels.
April 2011: Government troops captured the town of Kikla and started.
April 2011: Pro-Gaddafi forces entered Ajdabiya on 9 April.
April 2011: Rebel forces re-took the town of Ajdabiya by 11 April.
April 2011: Yafran had been taken by loyalist forces.
April 2011: Loyalist forces entered the town of Kufra, also called Al Jawf, which is the capital of the Kufra District and re-took control of the town.
April 2011: Loyalist forces re-captured the Wazzin border crossing.
May 2011: Rebels had apparently retaken the border crossing at Wazzin.
May 2011: The rebels claimed to have re-taken Kufra.
June 2011: Rebels captured the towns of Shakshuk and Gasr Al-Hajj.
June 2011: Rebels reported that they had recaptured Yafran.
June 2011: Rebels captured the whole village of Al-Rayayna.
June 2011: On 14 June, rebels recaptured the town of Kikla after Gaddafi forces pulled out of the town and retreated.
June 2011: By mid-June 2011, the Eastern Desert was under the control of forces answering to the National Transitional Council in Benghazi.
July 2011: Al-Qawalish was finally captured by rebels after six hours of fighting.
July 2011: They secured the Tumu border crossing and took Qatrun, without a shot, also capturing a military airfield and outpost at Al Wigh.
July 2011: Loyalist forces attacked Qatrun three times before finally recapturing it.
July 2011: The Rebels (Libya) captured Ghazaya.
August 2011: The rebels lost al-Jawsh again.
August 2011: Bir al-Ghanam was under rebel control.
August 2011: Msallata rebels reported to AFP that pro-Gaddafi forces did not control the town.
August 2011: Rebels in western Libya claimed they had taken Nasr and Bir Shuaib.
August 2011: Battle of Tawergha.
August 2011: On 14 August, rebels captured the city of Sorman.
August 2011: A rebel spokesman announced the capture of Ajaylat.
August 2011: Opposition forces announced that Tripoli was cut off from supplies and effectively besieged.
August 2011: Sabratha had been taken by rebels on 15 August.
August 2011: A rebel spokesman in the Nafusa Mountains said loyalist forces had abandoned Tiji and Badr and anti-Gaddafi forces had entered both towns.
August 2011: Battle of Gharyan.
August 2011: Zliten was taken by rebel forces.
August 2011: Second Battle of Zawiya.
August 2011: Toubou tribal fighters reportedly captured Murzuk.
August 2011: Rebel forces captured the centre of Brega after much fighting.
August 2011: Rebels were forced to retreat from Al Maya.
August 2011: Rebels took control of Ra's Lanuf.
August 2011: Bab al-Azizia was completely overrun by rebels after defeating loyalists based there.
August 2011: Al Jazeera reported that anti-Gaddafi forces took control of the Ras Ajdir border crossing with Tunisia.
August 2011: Rebels claimed to have gained control of the desert village of Al Wigh.
August 2011: Al Jazeera reported that late in the day, the NLA finally seized control of Bin Jawad.
August 2011: Battle of Tripoli (2011).
August 2011: An Al Jazeera correspondent, reporting live from Nofaliya, a town in the Sirte District, said that anti-Gaddafi forces were in full control of the town.
September 2011: Anti-Gaddafi forces claimed to have taken the Red Valley east of Sirte.
September 2011: Anti-Gaddafi forces had taken control over the towns of Brak and Gira.
September 2011: The rest of the towns in Wadi al Shatii District were peacefully taken by NTC forces.
September 2011: On 19 September, NTC forces took over Zella.
September 2011: The NTC announced that they took control over the town of Jufra and surrounding area.
September 2011: The Rebels (Libya) Captured three oasis towns: Al-Jufra - Hun, Waddan and Sokna.
September 2011: Battle of Sabha.
September 2011: An NTC commander in Sabha told CNN that his forces have taken control over the town of Ubari.
September 2011: NTC forces took control over Ghat airport, located north of the city and a day later Ghat itself and the Tinkarine border crossing with Algeria.
October 2011: Anti-Gaddafi forces captured the city of Bani Walid after a six-week siege.
October 2011: Battle of Sirte (2011).
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Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
