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2009 in Libya

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The following lists events that happened in 2009 in Libya.

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  • February 2 - Libyan President al-Gaddafi is elected as the chairman of the African Union.[1]
  • March - Libya hosts a visit from Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, less than a month after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Bashir's arrest.[2]
  • August 20 - Abdel al-Megrahi, convicted for his role in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, is returned to Libya after being released from a Scottish prison due to his terminal illness. He is warmly greeted at the airport in Tripoli by thousands of Libyans.[3]
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