1943-1950: UK, French & UN rule.
1951: "Independence".
1953-1970: UK & US bases. US oil companies.
1969: Qaddafi coup.
1970: US & UK out. Oil nationalized.
1972-1988: Meddling in Chad starts.
1973: Libya backs Arabs vs. Israel.
1975-1977: Unrest.
1977: Fighting with Egypt.
1978-1986: US et al. plot, accuse and attack. US embargo.
1988: Pan Am bombing.
1989: US shoots Libyan planes. UTA bombing. Rebel funding cut.
1991-2003: Sanctions imposed.
1996: Attempted coup.
1999: France convicts Libyans. Pan Am suspects handed over. French compensated.
2001: Dubious Pan Am verdict.
2003-2004: Compensation paid, sanctions lifted. Weapons programs halted.