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Libya lib' E a, a republic in northern Africa |
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Facts and Figures Area 679,362 sq mi. Population 6,541,948. Capital Tripoli. Independence from UN Trusteeship Achieved December 24, 1951. |
Libya in 1969 On September 1, 1969, a group of army captains, most of them in their late 20's, successfully ousted King Muhammad Idris al-Sanussi and established an Arab Socialist Republic. |
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