Summary


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.