Frederic P.  Miller,Agnes F. Vandome,John McBrewster
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The history of Libya under Muammar al-Gaddafi has spanned a period of over 40 years. The autocratic rule of Gaddafi has resulted in significant reforms within Libya paired with political repression of dissidents, and a number of dramatic international incidents. Gaddafi became de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 when he led a group of young Libyan military officers to stage a coup d' tat against King Idris I, who would then be exiled to Egypt. The new administration, headed by the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), abolished the monarchy and the constitution, and proclaimed the new Libyan Arab Republic. Gaddafi renamed the Libyan Arab Republic to Jamahiriya in 1977, a neologism translating to "state of the masses," styling himself "Leader and Guide of the Revolution" and forming "people's committees." He resigned from the position of General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya in 1979, but remained in power as de-facto dictator throughout the 1980s to 2000s, running the country a single party police state.
History of Libya Under Muammar Al-Gaddafi