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| | Libya (11/05) |
 | | Type: "Jamahiriya" is a term Col. Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi coined and which he defines as a "state of the masses" governed by the populace through local councils. |
 | | In 1973, he announced the start of a "cultural revolution" in schools, businesses, industries, and public institutions to oversee administration of those organizations in the public interest. |
 | | On March 2, 1977, Qadhafi convened a General People's Congress (GPC) to proclaim the establishment of "people's power," change the country's name to the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and to vest, theoretically, primary authority in the GPC. |
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