2021-JAN-14

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LIBYA-TOBRUK

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

TRIPOLITANIA Ottoman Province

(Tripoli of Barbary)

- TRIPOLITANIA

1918-11-16:

TRIPOLITANIAN Republic

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLITANIA

1919-08-01:

TRIPOLITANIAN Republic

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLITANIA

1923-01-02:

ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA Colony

(Tripoli)

- ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA

1952-08-11:

United LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

- LIBYA

1958-03-08:

Confederation of UNITED ARAB STATES

(Cairo + Taiz)

- UNITED ARAB STATES

1961-12-27:

United LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

- LIBYA

1963-04-17:

United Arab Republic of EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA

(Cairo + Baghdad + Damascus)

- EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA

1963-04-25:

LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

- LIBYA

1969-11-07:

Federation of EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN

(Tripoli + Benghazi + Cairo + Khartoum)

- EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN

1972-01-01:

Federation of Arab Republics : FAR

(Tripoli)

- ARAB UNION

1977-11-19:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

1980-09-10:

SYRO-LIBYAN Unitary State

(Tripoli)

- SYRO-LIBYA

1980-09-11:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

1984-08-13:

AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION : Arab and African Union

(Oujda)

- AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION

1986-08-29:

Great Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

2011-08-27:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2015-04-17:

SKHIRAT Agreements for a United Libya [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

(Skhirat)

- UNION OF LIBYA

2015-10-08:

National Unity Government of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

((Skhirat))

- UNITED LIBYA

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

TRIPOLITANIA Ottoman Province

(Tripoli of Barbary)

- TRIPOLITANIA

1918-11-16:

TRIPOLITANIAN Republic

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLITANIA

1923-01-02:

ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA Colony

(Tripoli)

- ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA

1943-01-23:

British Military Governorate of TRIPOLITANIA AND CYRENAICA

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLITANIA AND CYRENAICA

1951-12-24:

United Nations Commission of LIBYA

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

1958-03-08:

Confederation of UNITED ARAB STATES

(Cairo + Taiz)

- UNITED ARAB STATES

1961-12-27:

United LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

- LIBYA

1963-04-17:

United Arab Republic of EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA

(Cairo + Baghdad + Damascus)

- EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA

1963-04-25:

LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

- LIBYA

1969-11-07:

Federation of EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN

(Tripoli + Benghazi + Cairo + Khartoum)

- EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN

1972-01-01:

Federation of Arab Republics : FAR

(Tripoli)

- ARAB UNION

1977-11-19:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

1980-09-10:

SYRO-LIBYAN Unitary State

(Tripoli)

- SYRO-LIBYA

1980-09-11:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

1984-08-13:

AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION : Arab and African Union

(Oujda)

- AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION

1986-08-29:

Great Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

- LIBYA

2011-08-27:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2011-09-16:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2012-08-08:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2013-01-03:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2014-08-04:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2014-08-23:

TRIPOLI City

(Tripoli)

- TRIPOLI

2015-04-17:

SKHIRAT Agreements for a United Libya [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

(Skhirat)

- UNION OF LIBYA

2015-10-08:

National Unity Government of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

((Skhirat))

- UNITED LIBYA

2016-01-19:

Government of National Accord of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

((Tunis))

- LIBYAN NATION

2016-03-13:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- LIBYA-TOBRUK

2017-06-19:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- LIBYA-TOBRUK

2019-03-01:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- LIBYA-TOBRUK

2019-04-05:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- LIBYA-TOBRUK

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

TRIPOLITANIA +

OTTOMAN TURKEY +

1911-10-03:

ITALY

1941-01-01:

UNITED KINGDOM

1949-11-21:

FRENCH UNION +

UNITED KINGDOM +

UNITED NATIONS +

1952-08-11:

LIBYA

1958-03-08:

UNITED ARAB STATES

1961-12-27:

LIBYA

1963-04-17:

UNITED ARAB +

EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA +

IRAQ +

SYRIA +

1963-04-25:

LIBYA

1969-11-07:

UNITED ARAB +

EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN +

LIBYA +

SUDAN +

1971-04-01:

UNITED ARAB +

EGYPT LIBYA AND SYRIA +

LIBYA +

SYRIA +

1976-08-01:

EGYPT +

ARAB UNION +

EGYPT AND SYRIA +

LIBYA +

SYRIA +

1977-03-02:

EGYPT +

ARAB UNION +

LIBYA +

SUDAN +

SYRIA +

1977-11-11:

EGYPT +

ARAB UNION +

LIBYA +

SYRIA +

1977-11-19:

LIBYA

1980-09-10:

SYRO-LIBYA +

LIBYA +

SYRIA +

1980-09-11:

LIBYA

1981-01-06:

SAHEL STATES

1981-11-03:

LIBYA

1984-08-13:

AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION +

LIBYA +

MOROCCO +

1986-08-29:

LIBYA

2011-08-27:

NATO +

NEW LIBYA +

2011-09-16:

NATO +

NEW LIBYA +

UNITED NATIONS +

2011-10-31:

LIBYA +

UNITED NATIONS +

2014-08-23:

LIBYAN DAWN

2015-04-17:

LIBYA +

LIBYAN DAWN +

MOROCCO +

UNITED NATIONS +

2015-10-08:

UNITED LIBYA +

LIBYA +

LIBYAN DAWN +

MOROCCO +

UNITED NATIONS +

2015-10-20:

UNITED LIBYA +

LIBYA +

MOROCCO +

UNITED NATIONS +

2015-12-17:

LIBYAN UNION +

LIBYA +

LIBYAN DAWN +

MOROCCO +

UNITED NATIONS +

2016-01-02:

LIBYAN UNION +

LIBYA +

LIBYAN DAWN +

TUNISIA +

UNITED NATIONS +

2016-01-25:

LIBYAN NATION +

LIBYA +

TUNISIA +

UNITED NATIONS +

2016-03-13:

LIBYA-TOBRUK

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Trablus-i Garb

1911-01-01:

Tarābulus

1911-10-03:

Tripoli

1952-08-11:

Tarābulus + Binġāzī

1958-03-08:

Al-Qahirah + Ta''izz

1961-12-27:

Tarābulus + Binġāzī

1963-04-17:

Al-Qahirah + Baghdad + Dimashq Ash-Sham

1963-04-25:

Tarābulus + Binġāzī

1969-11-07:

Tarābulus + Binġāzī + Al-Qahirah + Al-Khartum

1971-04-01:

Tarābulus + Binġāzī + Al-Qahirah + Dimashq Ash-Sham

1972-01-01:

Tarābulus

1972-03-01:

Tarābulus + Al-Qahirah + Dimashq Ash-Sham

1977-03-02:

Tarābulus + Al-Qahirah + Dimashq Ash-Sham + Al-Khartum

1977-11-19:

Tarābulus

1984-08-13:

Oujda

1986-08-29:

Tarābulus

2015-04-17:

As-Sakhirat

2015-10-08:

(As-Sakhirat)

2016-01-02:

(Tūnis)

2016-03-13:

Tubruq + Al-Bayda''

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

TRABLUS-I GARB

1911-01-01:

TRABLUSGARP

1911-10-03:

TRIPOLITANIA

1911-11-05:

TRIPOLITANIA ITALIANA

1918-11-16:

TRIPOLITANIA

1922-11-12:

TRIPOLITANIA ITALIANA

1934-01-01:

LIBIA

1941-01-01:

TRIPOLITANIA AND CYRENAICA

1947-02-10:

LIBYA

1952-08-11:

LIBIYAH

1958-03-08:

AD-DUWAL AL-''ARABIYYA AL-MUTTAḥIDA

1961-12-27:

LIBIYAH

1963-04-17:

MISR IRAQ WAS-SURIYA

1963-04-25:

LIBIYAH

1969-11-07:

MISR LIBIYA WAS-SUDAN

1971-04-01:

MISR LIBIYA WAS-SURIYA

1972-01-01:

ITTIHAD AL-''ARABIYYA

1977-11-19:

LIBIYAH

1980-09-10:

SURIYAH-LIBIYAH

1980-09-11:

LIBIYAH

1981-01-06:

SAHEL

1981-11-03:

LIBIYAH

1984-08-13:

ARABIYAH-IFRIQIYAH

1986-08-29:

LIBIYAH

1998-01-01:

TARĀBULUS

2015-04-17:

UNION OF LIBYA

2015-10-08:

UNITED LIBYA

2015-12-17:

LIBYAN UNION

2016-01-19:

LIBYAN NATION

2016-03-13:

LĪBYĀ

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

TRIPOLITANIA Ottoman Province

1911-01-01:

Independent Government of TRIPOLITANIA

1911-10-03:

Government of TRIPOLITANIA occupied by Italy

1911-11-05:

ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA Protectorate

1912-10-18:

Government of ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA Protectorate

1918-11-16:

TRIPOLITANIAN Republic

1922-11-12:

ITALIAN TRIPOLITANIA Colony

1934-01-01:

United Territory of LIBYA

1941-01-01:

British Military Governorate of TRIPOLITANIA AND CYRENAICA

1943-05-13:

British Administration of TRIPOLITANIA AND CYRENAICA

1947-02-10:

British Administration of LIBYA

1949-11-21:

United Nations Administration of the Residency of LIBYA

1949-12-10:

United Nations Commission of LIBYA

1952-08-11:

United LIBYAN Kingdom

1958-03-08:

Confederation of UNITED ARAB STATES

1961-12-27:

United LIBYAN Kingdom

1963-04-17:

United Arab Republic of EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA

1963-04-25:

LIBYAN Kingdom

1969-09-01:

LIBYAN Arab Republic

1969-11-07:

Federation of EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN

1971-04-01:

Federation of EGYPT LIBYA AND SYRIA

1972-01-01:

Federation of Arab Republics : FAR

1973-07-18:

Union of Arab Republics : Federation of ARAB Republics

1973-09-01:

Federation of Arab Republics : FAR

1976-08-01:

Union of Arab Republics : Federation of ARAB Republics

1977-03-02:

Federation of Egypt Syria and Sudan : Federation of ARAB Republics

1977-11-11:

Federation of ARAB Republics

1977-11-19:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

1980-09-10:

SYRO-LIBYAN Unitary State

1980-09-11:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

1981-01-06:

Islamic States of SAHEL

1981-11-03:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

1984-08-13:

AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION : Arab and African Union

1986-04-01:

ARABIC-AFRICAN UNION : Arab and African Union

1986-08-29:

Great Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

1998-01-01:

TRIPOLI City

2015-04-17:

SKHIRAT Agreements for a United Libya [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

2015-10-08:

National Unity Government of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

2015-12-17:

National Union Government of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

2016-01-19:

Government of National Accord of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

2016-03-12:

Government of National Accord of the State of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

2016-03-13:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

Ruler changes:

1958-03-08:

Confederation of UNITED ARAB STATES

(Cairo + Taiz)

- EG
(EG)

1961-12-27:

United LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

-
()

1963-04-17:

United Arab Republic of EGYPT IRAQ AND SYRIA

(Cairo + Baghdad + Damascus)

- EG
(EG)

1963-04-25:

LIBYAN Kingdom

(Tripoli + Benghazi)

-
()

1969-11-07:

Federation of EGYPT LIBYA AND SUDAN

(Tripoli + Benghazi + Cairo + Khartoum)

- LY
(LY)

1977-11-19:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

-
()

1980-09-10:

SYRO-LIBYAN Unitary State

(Tripoli)

- LY
(LY)

1980-09-11:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

-
()

1981-01-06:

Islamic States of SAHEL

(Tripoli)

- LY
(LY)

1981-11-03:

Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

-
()

1984-08-13:

AFRICAN-ARABIC UNION : Arab and African Union

(Oujda)

- LY
(LY)

1986-08-29:

Great Socialist People''s LIBYAN Arab Jamahiriya

(Tripoli)

-
()

2015-04-17:

SKHIRAT Agreements for a United Libya [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

(Skhirat)

- Bernardino Leon
(Bernardino Léon)

2015-10-08:

National Unity Government of LIBYA [United Nations Support Mission in Libya-UNSMIL]

((Skhirat))

- Fayez El-Sarraj
(Fayez Al-Sarraj)

2016-03-13:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- Akila Salah Issa
(Aqila Salih Isa)

2017-12-17:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- Marshal Khalifa Haftar
(Khalifa Belqasim Haftar)

2020-08-21:

Libyan House of Representatives : State of LIBYA

(Tobruk + Al Bayda)

- Akila Salah Issa
(Aqila Salih Isa)