1969 Libyan coup attempt

1969 Libyan coup attempt
Part of Arab Cold War
Date7 December 1969 (1969-12-07)
Location
Libya
Result Coup suppressed
Belligerents
 Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Col. Muammar Gaddafi
(Chairman of the Revolutionary Council)
  • Lt. Col Adam al-Hawaz
  • (Defense Minister)
    Lt. Col Moussa Ahmed

(Interior Minister)
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Having taken power in a coup three months earlier, Muammar Gaddafi faced a mutiny by army and interior ministers Moussa Ahmed and Adam Hawaz, both from the eastern Barqa region. The pair were routed and imprisoned in the first of Gaddafi's many survivals.

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