Contemporary era · 1969
1969 Libyan revolution
The 1969 Libyan revolution or coup d'état, also known as al-Fateh Revolution or 1 September Revolution, was a coup d'état and revolution carried out by the Free Officers movement, a group of Arab nationalist and Nasserist officers in the Libyan Army, which overthrew the Senussi monarchy of King Idris I and resulted in the formation of the Libyan Arab Republic.
- When
- 1 Sept 1969
- Where
- Libya
- Era
- Contemporary
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