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Activists designate a Day of Rage on the anniversary of the 2006 killing of protesters attacking the Benghazi consulate of former colonial power, Italy, by the security forces
Activists designate a Day of Rage on the anniversary of the 2006 killing of protesters attacking the Benghazi consulate of former colonial power, Italy, by the security forces -
Anti-Libyan government militias take control of Misrata.
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The UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Gaddafi and his family, and refers Libya's crackdown on rebels to the International Criminal Court.
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EU governments approve a package of sanctions against Gaddafi.
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The National Transitional Council meets in Benghazi and declares itself the sole representative of Libya.
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France recognises the council as the legitimate representative of Libya's people.
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Forces loyal to Gaddafi near rebel-held Benghazi. Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, tells the Franch TV channel Euronews: "Everything will be over in 48 hours."
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The UN Security Council authorises a no-fly zone over Libya.
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The first air strikes halt the advance of Gaddafi's forces on Benghazi.
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Qatar becomes the first Arab country to recognise Libya's rebel council as the people's legitimate representative.
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A London conference of 40 governments and organisations agrees to set up a contact group of 20 countries to co-ordinate building a post-Gaddafi Libya.
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Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects and flies to Britain.
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Gaddafi accepts a plan for ending the conflict, President Jacob Zuma says after leading a delegation of four African leaders to talks in Tripoli. Rebels reject the plan the next day.
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A Nato missile attack on a house in Tripoli kills Gaddafi's youngest son and three grandchildren.
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In his first appearance in a month, Gaddafi renews a ceasefire call in talks with visiting President Jacob Zuma but gives no sign that he will heed demands to quit.
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Western and Arab nations meet rebels to discuss what US officials call the "end-game" for Gaddafi.
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The ICC issues arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi.
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Abdel Fattah Younes, Gaddafi's former interior minister, who defected to the rebels, is murdered by Islamists.
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Gaddafi's government accuses Nato of killing 85 civilians in an air strike.
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Libyan rebels take the centre of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, cutting the coastal highway to Tunisia.
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The rebels say they have cut off the roads to the capital.
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Explosions and gunfire rattle Tripoli.
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Rebel fighters enter Tripoli with little resistance and said they had detained Gaddafi's sons, Saif al-Islam, wanted for war crimes, and Mohammed al-Gaddafi.
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Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli.