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Libyan Events
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Liyba declares it's independence and becomes a monarchy under King Idris
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Libya becomes part of the Arab League
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Libya begins oil exploration
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Libya finds significant oil reserves
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A group of military officers, led by Muammar Gadiffi, over throgh the monarch, King Idris
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Muammar Gadaffi takes over as dictator of Libya
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United States military bases in Libya close
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Libyan libraries and cultural centers are ordered to be closed
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Libya implicates the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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UN puts sanctions on Libya for its actions in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103
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UN sanctions on Libya are lifted
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Transitional National Council (TNC) is created with a desire to remove Qadhafi from power and establish a unified and free Libya
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Muammar Gadaffi is Killed
