History of Libya
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| Ancient Libya | |||
| Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica | |||
| Ottoman Libya | |||
| Italian Colony | |||
| Modern Libya | |||
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The history of Libya - much of it unwritten - includes the history of its rich mix of peoples added to the indigenous Berber tribes. For most of their history, the peoples of Libya have been subjected to varying degrees of foreign control. The modern history of independent Libya begins in 1951.
The history Libya is covered under four distinct periods.
- Ancient Libya (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
- Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica
- Ottoman Rule (15th-1912)
- Italian Colony (1911-1947)
- Modern Libya
For general information, beyond history, see Libya.
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