
Kingdom of Libya
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The Kingdom of Libya (Arabic: المملكة الليبية, romanized: Al-Mamlakah Al-Lībiyya, lit. 'Libyan Kingdom'; Italian: Regno di Libia), known as the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, was a constitutional monarchy in North Africa which came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état on 1 September 1969. The coup, led by Muammar Gaddafi, overthrew King Idris and established the Libyan Arab Republic.
Kingdom in North Africa from 1951 to 1969
United Kingdom of Libya (1951–1963) المملكة الليبية المتحدة (Arabic) Regno Unito di Libia (Italian) Kingdom of Libya (1963–1969) المملكة الليبية (Arabic) Regno di Libia (Italian) | |||||||||||||
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1951–1969 | |||||||||||||
Anthem: "Libya, Libya, Libya" | |||||||||||||
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Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1951–1963) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1963–1969) | ||||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||||
• 1951–1969 | Idris I | ||||||||||||
Crown Prince Regent | |||||||||||||
• 1962 | Hasan | ||||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||||
• 1951–1954 (first) | Mahmud al-Muntasir | ||||||||||||
• 1968–1969 (last) | Wanis al-Qaddafi | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Nation Council | ||||||||||||
Senate | |||||||||||||
House of Representatives | |||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Independence | 24 December 1951 | ||||||||||||
1 September 1969 | |||||||||||||
Currency | Libyan pound | ||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | LY | ||||||||||||
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