Allied administration of Libya

Allied administration of Libya was a colony in Maghreb (North and West Africa) that lasted from 1943 to 1951 CE, about 8 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Germanic (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Britain administered Tripolitania and Cyrenaica and France held Fezzan after Italy lost Libya in 1943. The Emirate of Cyrenaica was created in 1949 under Idris as-Senussi, who represented Libya in UN talks before it declared independence on 24 December 1951.

See Allied administration of Libya on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1943 to 1951 CE

Duration

8 years

Type

Colony

Region

Maghreb, North and West Africa

Language of its rulers

Germanic

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Allied administration of Libya, Wikipedia: British Military Administration (Libya).

Came from

• Italian Libya 1911 to 1943 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Libya 1951 to 1969 CE

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• French Algeria 1830 to 1962 CE
• French West Africa 1895 to 1960 CE
• British Nigeria 1914 to 1960 CE
• Portuguese Cape Verde 1462 to 1975 CE
• French Senegal 1659 to 1960 CE
• Liberia 1847 CE to the present
• Sierra Leone Colony 1808 to 1961 CE
• Gambia Colony and Protectorate 1821 to 1965 CE
• British Gold Coast 1821 to 1957 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia

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