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 The Globalist Global History -- Libya's Former Colonial Master
On January 9, 1939, the colony of Libya was incorporated into metropolitan Italy and thereafter considered an integral part of the Italian state — until the North African campaigns of World War II left Libya in British and French hands.
At the end of the 19th century, Libya was one of the last African territories not occupied by Europeans — and its proximity to Italy made it a primary objective of Italian colonial polity.
The Italian position in Libya at the end of World War I was not a brilliant one.
www.theglobalist.com /DBWeb/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=3813   (1050 words)

  
 Libya
Libya remained an Italian colony until World War II when the Allied forces and Libyan returnee fighters ousted German and Italian forces, following which the British and French shared control over the region.
Libya became a part of the Ottoman Empire in 1551.
International Conventions (with Relevant Reservations): Libya acceded to the ICCPR and ICESCR in 1970 with a general declaration the effect that its accession shall in no way signify recognition of Israel or entry into dealings with Israel under the terms of the Covenants.
www.law.emory.edu /IFL/legal/libya.htm   (2057 words)

  
 African imperialisme - Ethiopia and Eritrea
During the European Scramble for Africa the ports of Assab and Massawa became Italian colonies in 1882 and 1885 respectively, and in 1890 the were incorporated into the newly formed Italian colony of Eritrea which included the whole of the coastal strip between British Sudan and French Somaliland.
Between 1936 and 1941, as part of the Italian East African Empire, Eritrea, along with Italian Somaliland, was ruled together with Ethiopia for the first time.
Ethiopia held the allegiance of the plateau area but until the nineteenth century showed little interest in the coast, being for most of recent history a land-locked Christian empire dependent on its highlands for isolated survival from surrounding Islam.
home.planet.nl /~hans.mebrat/ethiopian-imperialism.htm   (2057 words)

  
 Articles - Military history of Egypt during World War II
Italian troops had attacked from their colony of Libya into Egypt, which was under British protection, and occupied Sidi Barrani.
Following the June 10, 1940 declaration of war, nearly all of the Italian men were arrested and nearly all Italian property was seized, leaving the women in poverty.
In September 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini sent Italian forces stationed in Libya to launch an invasion into British held Egypt and set up defensive forts at Sidi Barrani.
www.gaple.com /articles/Military_history_of_Egypt_during_World_War_II   (2716 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of the Interbellum : Appeasement
Territorial concessions made by Britain and France in Africa - the Italian colony of Libya was enlarged at the expense of French Sahara territory and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1919) did not satisfy the Italian public.
Weapons Germany was not permitted to have were trained with in Russia, after the TREATY OF LOCARNO.
Large units officially were dismissed, but stayed together as underground units (FREE CORPS).
www.zum.de /whkmla/period/betwwar/Appeasement.html   (2716 words)

  
 A short history of Libya
Between 1918 and 1922 Tripolitania is independent as the Tripolitanian Republic under president Ahmad Tahir al-Murayyid, but in 1922 it annecxed to Italy as the Italian Tripolitania colony.
As a result of World War II Tripolitania and Cyrenaica are conquered by Britain and Fezzan by France.
The west coast comes as Tripolitania in 1510 under Spanish and later Maltese rule, but is conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1551.
www.electionworld.org /history/libya.htm   (312 words)

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