1992 U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect
1992 U.N. Security Council voted to ban flights and arms sales to Libya
1989 Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya form common market
1986 Morocco king Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya
1986 U.S. air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing
1986 U.S. aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya
1986 U.S. and Libya clash in Gulf of Sidra
1986 US president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
1985 Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Libya
1985 Libya throws out 1000s Tunisian/Egyptian gas workers
1984 Morocco and Libya sign "Arabic-African Union" treaty
1982 President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
1980 Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya
1979 Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya
1979 Ex-president Idi Amin of Uganda flees to Libya
1977 Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen
1977 Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt
1977 Libya amends constitution
1974 Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"
1973 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya
1972 Egypt and Libya form federation
1972 Libya and U.S.S.R. signs cooperation treaty
1971 Egypt, Libya and Syria form federation (FAR)
1970 Libya orders confiscation of all Jewish property
1970 U.S. leaves Wheelus AFB Libya
1970 Col Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya
1969 Libya adopts constitution
1969 Suleiman Maghrabi appointed premier of Libya
1962 Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb
1952 Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, born in Tripoli Libya, bomber, Pan Am 103
1951 United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via UN
1942 British 8th Army recaptures Benghazi, Libya
1942 German troops occupy Benghazi Libya
1941 British troops overrun Benghazi Libya
1941 NZ troops conquer Ft. Capuzzo Libya
1941 British attack Halfaya-pass and Fort Capuzzo in Egypt and Libya
1941 German troops occupy El Agheila Libya
1941 German assault on El Agheila Libya
1941 German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya
1941 British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya
1941 British tanks occupy Maus Libya
1941 Australian troops conquer Derna Libya
1941 Australia and Britain attack Tobruk Libya
1940 British anti-offensive in Libya (Sidi Barrani)
1940 British assault on Banghazi Libya
1940 British troops 1st major offensive in No Africa (Libya) during WW II
1940 Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, dies at 44
1934 Italian colonial Tripoli and Cyrenaica annexed to Libya
1922 136.4 degrees F (58 degrees C), El Aziziyah, Libya in shade (world record)
1912 Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control
1911 Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli and Cyrenaica
1904 Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64
1899 Fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general, WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo
1896 Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, La marcia su Rome
1871 Pietro Badoglio, Italy, gen/Libya Governor, 1928-33, /PM of Italy, 1943-44
1839 Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist, Libya
1818 Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya
1756 Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War
1740 Prussian Libya falls to Silezie
536 Byzantines Libya occupies Rome on Ostrogoten
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