With international talks on Libya to be held in Paris on Friday, here is a timeline of the oil-rich country gripped by chaos since dictator Moamer Kadhafi’s ouster a decade ago. 2011: Kadhafi killedEncouraged by Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, protests erupt in Libya in February 2011. Kadhafi, in power for 42 years, flees the capital but rebels capture and kill him on October 20. The following month in Tunis they agree to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in December 2021. Election WranglingThe parliament in Tobruk rubber stamps the presidential poll for December 24 but postpones the legislative elections to January.

Source: Libya Today November 12, 2021 09:04 UTC