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NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER |
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2013 |
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2012 |
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September 2012:
Islamist militants armed with antiaircraft weapons and
rocket-propelled grenades stormed a lightly defended
United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi,
Libya, late Tuesday, killing the American ambassador
and three members of his staff.
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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| Note: The United States established an Interests Section in Tripoli,
Feb 8, 2004. It became the U.S. Liason Office on Jun 28, with Greg
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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1998
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1997
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1996
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US
trade laws forbid companies trading with Libya.
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1995
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Libyan
violations on the UN ban on international flights in and out of
Libya, with an airplane sending pilgrims to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for
hajj.
September 1: Gadhafi calls for
pan-Arab expulsion of Palestinian refugees and immigrant workers, in
order to halt the ongoing peace process between Israel and Palestine.
Libya starts with sending Palestinians out of the country.
September 6 and 7: Clashes between
Libyan police and militant Islamists in Benghazi. Thousands of
Islamists and Sudanese expatriates are arrested following the
clashes.
October 25: Libya stops the
expulsion of Palestinian expatriates.
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1994
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1993
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1992
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1991
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Hard
UN sanctions imposed on Libya, in
retaliation of the country's refusal of extraditing two Libyan citizens
charged with bombing of airplane in 1988.
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1990
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1989
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actions
against Islamist group of Jihad,
1,500 arrests.
February
17: Declaration of the Maghreb
Union, together with Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
September: Establishment of a body for
world Muslim
revolution.
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1988
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Some
political
liberalisation, freeing of political prisoners. Borders
with Tunisia and Egypt are reopened.
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1987
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Liberalisation
of the
economy, loosening of the socialist
structures.
September: Libya looses its
occupied territories in northern Chad.
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1986
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1985
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Libya
expels 100,000 immigrant workers,-
which strikes hard on neighbouring countries of Tunisia and Egypt.
Closing of the borders to the two countries.
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1984
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May
8: Assassination attempt on
Gadhafi.
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1983
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Libyan
Invasion of northern Chad.
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1982
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USA
impose embargo on Libya.
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1981
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1980
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Actions
performed to root out foreign
opposition to the Libyan government.
Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1979
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Gadhafi
rejects the authority of the
hadith in Muslim lore.
Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1978
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Note:
The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1977
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Libya
is named jamahiriyya, state of the
masses.
April 5: Student demonstrations that are
brutally
suppressed.
July: Border clashes with
Egypt.
November: Libya changes its national
flag into the
present all green.
Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1976
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Note:
The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1975
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Coup
attempt by officers
Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1974
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Note:
The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1973
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Note:
The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1972
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Palmer, Jr. |
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Note:
The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad
interim Nov
1972-Feb 1980: Harold G. Josif (Nov 1972-Dec 1973), Robert A. Stein
(Dec
1973-Dec 1974), Robert Carle (Jan 1975-Aug 1978), and William L.
Eagleton, Jr.
(Aug 1978-Feb 1980). Eagleton was recalled Feb 8, 1980, and Embassy
Tripoli was
closed May 2, 1980.
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1971
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Palmer, Jr. |
Company Commander:
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Sgt. Harvey, LCpl. McHugh, Louis G. Stavely
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1970
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Last
American and British troops leave
Libya.
July 7: Libya nationalises the oil
industry, and
all Italian assets in the country.
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1969
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David
Dunlop Newsom / Joseph
Palmer, Jr. |
Company Commander:
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Kirk Magruder, Brock H.Young, |
Col
Moammar Gadhafi, Libyan Head of State
(after bloodless coup)
Coup
against the royal palace and the king, staged by young officers.
The Libyan Arab Republic is established, and Mu'ammaru Gadhafi becomes
head of a revolutionary council.
September
14: Libya
takes
effective control over banks (with 51%).
December
11: Temporary
constitution replace the old constitution.
December
26: Signing
on
confederation between Libya, Egypt and Sudan.
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1968
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| Ambassador:
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Dunlop Newsom |
Company Commander:
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Kirk Magruder, Elvis M. Russell, Brock
H.Young, |
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1967
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Dunlop Newsom |
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M. Russell, |
Libyan
Head of State: King Idris Senussi
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1966
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1965
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1964
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1963
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Lightner, Jr. |
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Amendments
to the constitution, transforming Libya into one national unity, and
allowing for female participation in elections
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1962
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1961
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1960
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1959
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1958
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1957
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1956
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Lindsley Tappin |
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Ronald W. Strong, |
Concessions
on oil extraction is granted to two American oil companies. More
companies would later follow
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1955
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Libya
joins the United Nations.
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1954
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Henry
Serrano Villard /
John
Lindsley Tappin |
Company Commander:
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E. Hickman, |
September
9: USA obtains equal
agreement as Great Britain did the preceding year on military bases.
Note:
John N. Gatch, Jr.,
was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the
Legation in Libya was raised
to Embassy status, Sep 25, 1954.
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1953
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| Ambassador: Henry
Serrano Villard |
Company Commander:
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Virgil E. Hickman, |
Libya
enters the Arab League.
December 7: Great Britain obtains rights
on having
military bases for a period of 20 years.
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1952
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| Ambassador: Henry
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Note:
The Legation in Tripoli
was established Dec 24, 1952, with Andrew G. Lynch as Chargé
d'Affaires ad
interim.
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1951
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December
24: King Idris declares the independence of
the United Kingdom of Libya.
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1950
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1949
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