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Allied administration of Libya
1943–1951 Anglo–French administration / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Allied administration of Libya was the control of the ex-colony of Italian Libya by the Allies from 13 May 1943 until Libyan independence was granted in 1951. It was divided into two parts:
- British Military Administration of Libya (UN administration after 1949)
- French Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames (UN administration after 1949)
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Quick Facts Occupazione alleata della Libia (Italian)احتلال الحلفاء لليبيا (Arabic), Status ...
Allied administration of Libya | |||||||||||
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1943–1951 | |||||||||||
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![]() The three regions of Libya during the Allied occupation: Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were British-administered, while Fezzan was French | |||||||||||
Status | Military Administration | ||||||||||
Capital | Tripoli | ||||||||||
Common languages | English, French, Italian, Arabic | ||||||||||
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13 May 1943 | |||||||||||
10 February 1947 | |||||||||||
• Became the Kingdom of Libya | 24 December 1951 | ||||||||||
Currency | Algerian franc (Fezzan-Ghadames) Egyptian pound (Cyrenaica) Military Authority Lira (Tripolitania) | ||||||||||
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