Libya

The nation that today is known as Libya had no history of political independence prior to 24 December 1951 when the United Kingdom of Libya was proclaimed as the British and French relinquished their joint military administration of the country that had been established following the expulsion of Germany and Italy from the country in the 1942-1943 period (Hunter, 1995, p. 881). Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan, the three principal components of ancient Libya, had come under Turkish domination during the sixteenth century, and remained under Turkish/Ottoman rule until Italy became Libya's colonial occupier in 1912 (Berry, 1991a, pp. 17-24). Prior to the sixteenth century, the three principal components of Libya had, at various times, been controlled by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Garamentes, the Romans, and the Egyptians (Berry, 1991a, pp. 4-16).

In the contemporary period, Libya's official name is Jamahiriya Al-Arabiya Al-Libiya Al-Shabiya Al-Ishtirakiya Al-Uzma, or the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Republic (Hunter, 1995, p. 881). Libya's flag is a solid green banner, which signifies the "Green Revolution" that brought Muammar Qadhafi to power in 1969.

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the masses" (Hunter, 1995, p. 881). Through this political structure, "every adult is supposed to be able to share in policy making through the Basic People's Congresses of which there are some 2,000. These Congresses appoint People's Committees to execute policy. Provincial and urban affairs are handled by People's Committees responsible to Municipality People's Congresses, of which there are 13" (Hunter, 1995, pp. 881-882). The highest policy-making body in Libya is the 3,000 member General People's Congress which is comprised of the members of the lower-level Congresses and Committees (Hunter, 1995, p. 882). The General People's Congress appoints the members of the General People's Committee which head the various departments of the national government and execute national policy. Qadhafi holds the position of Leader of the Revolution; however, he holds no formal posts in the national government. Nevertheless, Qadhafi's control is near absolute in Libya. Brief Economic History Petroleum is the major resource of Libya, as well as being the core of the Libyan economy (Hunter, 1995, p. 883). American-instigated economic sanctions against Libya in the wake of Libya's refusal to extradite the suspected bombers of Pan Am Fl
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