November 1949 – A United Nations resolution calls for the establishment of a sovereign state of Libya by January 1952. These protests spread through the country, igniting the 2011 Libya Civil War. October 20, 2011 – Gadhafi dies of a gunshot wound to the head after being captured by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte, Libya. March 11, 2014 – Libya’s parliament votes Zeidan out of office after months of political infighting. May 26, 2015 – While in the eastern city of Tobruk to attend Parliament, Prime Minister al-Thinni survives an attempted assassination.

Source: Libya Today February 20, 2022 20:41 UTC