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	Idris I of Libya - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Idris I (March 12, 1890 - May 25, 1983) was the first King of Libya, reigning from 1951 to 1969.
		Born Sidi Muhammad Idris al-Mahdi al-Senussi, he was the grandson of Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, the founder of the Senussi Muslim sect.
		On September 1 1969, while Idris was in Turkey for medical treatment, he was deposed by the Libyan army under the leadership of Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi in a bloodless coup on 4th August.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Idris_I_of_Libya (451 words)

	Idris I of Libya Summary
		Libya's future king was born on March 13, 1890, in Jaghbub, an oasis in the eastern province of Cyrenaica.
		Idris I died in exile in Cairo, Egypt, in 1983.
		In 1955, Idris married the daughter of an Egyptian landowner.
	www.bookrags.com /Idris_I_of_Libya (1041 words)

	LIBYA : OUR HOME ليبيا وطننا
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	www.libya-watanona.com /libya1 (3929 words)

	Idris I of Libya
		Idris I (March 12, 1890 - May 25, 1983) was King of Libya from independence (December 24, 1951) until the coup d'etat on September 1, 1969 that brought Moammar Al Qadhafi to power.
		Born Sidi Muhammad Idris al-Mahdi al-Senussi, he was the grandson of Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, the founder of the Senussi Muslim sect.
		On September 1, 1969, Idris was finally ousted in a coup led by Moammar Al Qadhafi.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/i/id/idris_i_of_libya.html (377 words)

	Libya (02/07)
		Libya's use--and heavy loss--of Soviet-supplied weaponry in its war with Chad was a notable breach of an apparent Soviet-Libyan understanding not to use the weapons for activities inconsistent with Soviet objectives.
		Libya paid compensation in 1999 for the death of British policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, a move that preceded the reopening of the British Embassy in Tripoli, and paid damages to the families of the victims in the bombing of UTA Flight 772.
		Libya re-established its diplomatic presence in Washington with the opening of an Interest Section on July 8, 2004, which was subsequently upgraded to a Liaison Office in December 2004 and to a full embassy on May 31, 2006.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5425.htm (4614 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		Libya remained part of their empire--although at times virtually autonomous--until Italy invaded in 1911 and, in the face of years of resistance, made Libya a colony.
		Libya was proclaimed a constitutional and a hereditary monarchy under King Idris.
		UN sanctions against Libya were subsequently suspended; full sanctions lift is contingent on Libya's compliance with the remaining UNSCRs, including acceptance of responsibility for the actions of its officials and payment of appropriate compensation.
	www.traveldocs.com /ly/history.htm (879 words)

	About Libya - History
		Northwestern Libya was eventually conquered by Rome in 107 BC and came under the administration of Africa Proconsularis which had its administrative centre around Carthage.
		A national assembly convened in Tripoli in 1950 where Emir Idris was designated king of the coming kingdom and the 7th October 1951 saw the promulgation of the new constitution of Libya.
		Hard sanctions from the United Nations were imposed on Libya in April 1992, in retaliation of the country's refusal of extraditing two Libyan citizens charged with the bombing of an airplane in 1988.
	www.chooselibya.com /en/about-libya/history.php (1122 words)

	Libya
		The sanctions were lifted on September 12, 2003, after Libya agreed to accept responsibility and make payment of US $2.7 billion to the families of those who died in the bombing.
		In practice, however, Libya is essentially a dictatorship, with Qadhafi ruling by decree, assisted by a small clique of military and political officials.
		On December 19, 2003, Libya admitted having had a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program and simultaneously announced its intention to end it and dismantle all existing WMD to be verified by unconditional inspections.
	creekin.net /n106-libya.html (1175 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Idris I (Arabic: Ø¥Ø¯Ø±ÙØ³ Ø§ÙØ£ÙÙ) (March 12, 1890 - May 25, 1983) was the first King of Libya, reigning from 1951 to 1969.
		On September 1 1969, while Idris was in Turkey for medical treatment, he was deposed by the Libyan army under the leadership of Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi in a bloodless coup.
		Idris lived in Greece for availe but went into exile in Egypt, and died in Cairo in 1983.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=King_Idris (461 words)

	Libya History
		When Libya declared its independence on December 24, 1951, it was the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations and one of the first former European possessions in Africa to gain independence.
		In 1999, Libya fulfilled one of the UNSCR requirements by surrendering two Libyans suspected in connection with the bombing for trial before a Scottish court in the Netherlands.
		In August 2003, Libya fulfilled the remaining UNSCR requirements, including acceptance of responsibility for the actions of its officials and payment of appropriate compensation to the victimsÕ families.
	www.multied.com /NationbyNation/Libya/History2.html (945 words)

	Libya - WORLD WAR II AND INDEPENDENCE
		Idris was accepted as leader of the nationalist cause by Tripolitanians as well as Cyrenaicans, with the proviso that he designate an advisory committee with representatives from both regions to assist him.
		Idris pointed out that it would be of little use to expect the British to support Libyan independence after the war if Libyans had not cooperated actively with them during the war.
		Idris presided over a meeting of Libyan leaders hastily summoned to Cairo in August 1940, at which formal arrangements for cooperation with British military authorities were initiated.
	countrystudies.us /libya/23.htm (710 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
		Libya is undertaking a multi-billion-dollar project to tap water resources deep under the Sahara to meet coastal population water needs in the 1990s.
		Libya's relationship with the former Soviet Union involved massive Libyan arms purchases from the Soviet bloc and the presence of thousands of its advisers.
		Libya's use--and heavy loss--of Soviet-supplied weaponry in its war with Chad was a notable breach of an apparent Soviet-Libyan understanding not to use the weapons for activities inconsistent with Soviet objectives.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/nea/libya9407.html (3594 words)

	Travel in Tripoli - Libya - Africa - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Idris was ousted in 1969 in a coup d'etat led by Col. Muammar al Qaddafi, who established an anti-Western dictatorship.
		In 1979 Libya intervened in Uganda to help keep Idi amin in power, and in 1981 it dispatched troops into neighboring Chad (Libya had occupied the disputed Aozou Strip, in N Chad, in 1973), withdrawing most of them later that year.
		In 1992 the UN Security Council accused Libya of supporting state terrorism and called for a ban on air flights and arms sales to it unless suspects in the Lokerbie and another airplane bombing were turned over to the U.S., Britain, and France.
	www.africatravelling.net /libya/tripoli/tripoli_history.htm (489 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Africa - Libya
		Libya will be compared with Japan (country with a low crime rate) and USA (country with a high crime rate).
		In early 1983, Libya was accused of having masterminded a coup attempt that miscarried badly.
		Libya has contributed to Niger's fears by its annexation of a strip of territory on Niger's northern border and its backing of a coup attempt against the president of Niger in 1976.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/libya.html (8145 words)

	King Idris
		Idris' politics were very conservative, and he was not active with the waves of pan-Arab identification and with Arab nationalism, ideologies that were very strong in this period.
		1969 September 1: While Idris is in Turkey for medical treatment, he is deposed by the Libyan army under the leadership of Colonel Gadhafi in a bloodless coup.
		1974: Idris is convicted in absentia for corruption by a Libyan court.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/idris.htm (242 words)

	History of Libya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Libya remained part of their empire--although at times virtually autonomous--until Italy invaded in 1911 and, in the face of years of resistance, made Libya a colony.
		When Libya declared its independence on December 24, 1951, it was the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations and one of the first former European posessions in Africa to gain independence.
		Libya was proclaimed a constitutional and a hereditary monarchy under King Idris.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/libya.html (881 words)

	Libya Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		Settlement is concentrated in a few widely separated oases: Wahat Jalu and Jaghbub in N and Az Zighan and Al Jawf (the largest oases in Wahat Al Kufra) in the S. In SW Cyrenaica, Sarir Tibasti and a narrow arm of the central Saharan Tibasti Mountains cross the border into Chad.
		Libya was a very poor, agriculturally-oriented country with bleak economic prospects until 1958, when petroleum was discovered 200 mi/320 km–300 mi/480 km S and SE of Gulf of Surt; crude petroleum was exported on an increasingly significant scale between 1961 and 1981.
		Libya’s annual earnings from exports usually far exceed the cost of imports; it has the highest per capita GDP in Africa (estimated at $6,400 in 2003).
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Libya.html (2221 words)

	Middle-East and Asia Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Libya remained part of their empire--although at times virtually autonomous--until Italy invaded in 1911 and, after years of resistance, made Libya a colony.
		When Libya declared its independence on December 24, 1951, it was the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations.
		King Idris ruled the Kingdom of Libya until he was overthrown in a military-led coup on September 1, 1969.
	www.compfare.com /Libya.html (605 words)

	Libya: King Mohammad Idris al-Sanousi
		Idris left Libya to Mecca for Hajj [pilgrimage] in 1914 and came back to Libya a year later.
		In November 1920 the negotiations between Idris and the Italians calminated in the signing of the Treaty of al-Rajma.
		Amir Idris came back to Libya afer the end of World War II [during which he established the Libyan Arab Force which fought on the sides of the allied forces] where he became the Amir of Cerinaica till 24 December 1951 [Libya's Independance Day] when he became the king of Libya.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/dr_ibrahim_ighneiwa/idris.htm (445 words)

	NTI: Country Overviews: Libya: Nuclear Overview
		Libya's leader Colonel Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi admitted that, in contravention of its international obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Libya had pursued a nuclear weapons program, allegedly to counter the covert Israeli nuclear program.
		Libya has reported to the IAEA that very small amounts of plutonium were extracted from at least two of these targets.
		With Libya's consent, in December and January, the IAEA director general and Agency teams made several visits to 18 locations related to possible nuclear weapons-related activities and began the process of verifying the previously undeclared nuclear materials, equipment, facilities, and activities.
	www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/Libya/3939.html (5415 words)

	This Day in History 1969: Qaddafi leads coup in Libya
		Idris was deposed and Qaddafi was named chairman of Libya's new governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council.
		Qaddafi was born in a tent in the Libyan desert in 1942, the son of a Bedouin farmer.
		They waited until King Idris was out of the country, being treated for a leg ailment at a Turkish spa, and then toppled his government in a bloodless coup.
	www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=5308 (529 words)

	Idris I - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Idris I (1890-1983), first and only king of modern Libya (1951-1969).
		Sayid Idris el-Sanusi was born in Al Jaghbūb, the grandson of the founder of...
		In 1969 Qaddafi, then a captain in the Libyan army, overthrew King Idris I in a bloodless military coup and proclaimed Libya an Arab republic.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Idris_I.html (123 words)

	Idris I of Libya - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Born Sidi Muhammad Idris al-Mahdi al-Senussi, he was the grandson of Muhammad_ibn_Ali_as-Senussi, the founder of the Senussi Muslim sect.
		During World_War_II, Idris supported the United_Kingdom and brought the Cyrenaican nationalists to fight alongside the Allies against the Axis, which occupied Libya.
		To the chagrin of Arab nationalists at home and supporters of Pan-Arabism in neighboring states, Idris maintained close ties with the United Kingdom and the United_States, even after they intervened in Egypt during the 1956 Suez_Crisis.
	www.erdmond.com /Idris_I_of_Libya.html (383 words)

	Libya (History) was occupied by British and French troops. Cyrenaica and Tripolitania were governed by the United ...
		Formerly an Italian Colony, Libya was occupied in 1942 by British and French troops.
		Libya objected very strongly to Sadat´s peace initiative with Israel in November, and hosted a summit for Arab states that opposed the initiative.
		Libya also strongly condemned the proposals for Middle East peace that were agreed by other Arab states in Fez, Morocco, in September 1982.
	www.arab.de /arabinfo/libyahis.htm (521 words)

	LIBYA: The years of hope, The Memoirs of Mustafa Ahmed Ben-Halim, former Prime Minister of Libya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		His analysis of the character and political record of King Mohammed Idris al-Senussi, Libya's ruling monarch from 1951 to 1969, stands out as the most perceptive and informative.
		Among other issues, they deal with Libya's military treaties and relations with Britain, the United States and France, the 1956 Suez crisis, Libya's role in the Algerian war of independence, and the discovery of oil.
		They provide the essential background to understanding the Libya of today, and to the rise to power of Gaddafi's military regime in 1969.
	www.libyanet.com /benhalim.htm (276 words)

	THE UNITED STATES AND LIBYA PART 1: BEFORE QADDAFI
		In Rome, officials wanted Libya restored to Italian control (though they would make allowance for British bases), arguing that Italy had seized the territory before Mussolini came to power, and thus it had been a liberal, as distinguished from a fascist, conquest.<10> Public opinion in Libya, however, was vociferously opposed to any Italian return.
		To the oil firms, Libya was "a foretaste of paradise";<102> in late 1965, Esso's production in Libya was said to have been the "most profitable" petroleum operation in the world.<103> But the new-found wealth served to undermine the U.S. position in Libya in three ways.
		The manner in which the Idris regime and Washington dealt with the popular upsurge was typically unresponsive to public sentiment.
	www.zmag.org /zmag/articles/Shalomlyb1.html (4697 words)

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