1988 in Libya

The following lists events that happened in 1988 in Libya.

← 1987 1986 1985 1988 in Libya → 1989 1990 1991
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1988 List of years in Libya

Incumbents

• President: Muammar al-Gaddafi
• Prime Minister: Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir

Events

• October 3 - Chad and Libya reestablish diplomatic relations after the years-long Chadian–Libyan War.^[1]
• December 21 - Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer, was convicted of the bombing in 2001.^[2][3] Libyan refusal to extradite al-Megrahi for a trial was a major contributor to UN sanctions on the country throughout the 1990s.^[4][5]

Births

• 15 June - Muhammad Nashnoush.
• 27 September - Mohamed Suleiman.
• 27 September - Osama Chtiba.