Gaddafi seizes Libya
September 1, 1969
A twenty-seven-year-old army captain named Muammar Gaddafi led a bloodless coup against the aging King Idris of Libya while the king was in Turkey for medical treatment. Gaddafi would rule for forty-two years, nationalize the oil, fund terrorism, write a Green Book, and eventually be dragged from a drain pipe and killed by a mob in 2011.
In context
Also in 1969 (6 other events on record)
- Apollo 11 lands on the Moon · North America · Exploration
- ARPANET sends first message · North America · Technology
- Stonewall riots · North America · Culture
- Woodstock · North America · Culture
- Jumbo jet era begins · North America · Technology
- Manson Family murders · North America · Politics
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Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.
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