Kingdom of Libya
United Kingdom of Libya (1951–1963) المملكة الليبية المتحدة (Arabic) Regno Unito di Libia (Italian) Kingdom of Libya (1963–1969) المملكة الليبية (Arabic) Regno di Libia (Italian) | |||||||||||||
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| 1951–1969 | |||||||||||||
| Anthem: "Libya, Libya, Libya" | |||||||||||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1951–1963) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1963–1969) | ||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||
• 1951–1969 | Idris I | ||||||||||||
| Crown Prince Regent | |||||||||||||
• 1962 | Hasan | ||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||||
• 1951–1954 (first) | Mahmud al-Muntasir | ||||||||||||
• 1968–1969 (last) | Wanis al-Qaddafi | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||||
• Independence from Italy | 24 December 1951 | ||||||||||||
| 1 September 1969 | |||||||||||||
| Currency | Libyan pound | ||||||||||||
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The Kingdom of Libya (Arabic: المملكة الليبية, romanized: Al-Mamlakah Al-Lībiyya, lit. 'Libyan Kingdom'; Italian: Regno di Libia), known as the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, was a constitutional monarchy in North Africa that came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a bloodless coup d'état on 1 September 1969. The coup, led by Muammar Gaddafi, overthrew King Idris and established the Libyan Arab Republic.