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Libya Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

This timeline game is a fun and engaging way to learn about historical events related to Libya.

  • Players will have to place events in their correct chronological order.
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  • December 24, 1951: Libya gains independence from Italy
  • December 24, 1951: King Idris I becomes the first King of Libya
  • 1959: Discovery of oil in Libya leads to economic growth
  • September 1, 1969: Colonel Muammar Gaddafi comes to power in a coup d'état
  • 1973: Libya nationalizes its oil industry
  • 1970s-1980s: Libya supports various militant groups and engages in terrorist activities
  • 1981: United States imposes sanctions on Libya
  • December 21, 1988: Libya is accused of being behind the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
  • 1992: UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Libya over the Lockerbie bombing
  • 1999: Libya hands over suspects in the Lockerbie bombing for trial
  • 2003: Libya accepts responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing and agrees to compensate victims' families
  • 2003: Libya agrees to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program
  • October 20, 2011: Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown and killed during the Libyan Civil War
  • October 23, 2011: National Transitional Council takes control of Libya
  • July 7, 2012: Elections are held in Libya
  • May 2014: General Khalifa Haftar launches a military campaign against Islamist groups in Libya
  • 2014: Second Libyan Civil War begins
  • 2014: Islamic State establishes a presence in Libya
  • December 17, 2015: Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat, Morocco
  • March 30, 2016: UN-backed Government of National Accord established in Tripoli

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