| 1969 Libyan coup attempt | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Arab Cold War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Gaddafi's government |
Rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Col. Muammar Gaddafi (Chairman of the Revolutionary Council) |
Lt. Col Adam al-Hawaz (Defense Minister) Lt. Col Moussa Ahmed(Interior Minister) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Having taken power in a coup three months earlier, Muammar Gaddafi faced a mutiny by army and interior ministers Moussa Ahmed and Adam Hawaz, both from the eastern Barqa region. The pair were routed and imprisoned in the first of Gaddafi's many survivals.[2][3]
Aftermath[]
Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel Adam al-Hawaz was arrested in December 1969. Despite scant evidence and protests by elders from Cyrenaica, he was sentenced to death in a trial presided by Major Mohammed Najm.[4] The sentence was not carried out and Hawaz remained imprisoned at least until 1984. In March 1988, Hawaz's family was informed of his death but was not given any details.[5]
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References[]
- ↑ "Raialyoum". https://www.raialyoum.com/index.php/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%AD-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF/.
- ↑ Cooley, John K. (1983). Libyan Sandstorm. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 978-0-283-98944-5.
- ↑ "Reuters Archive Licensing". https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/194993.
- ↑ Times, Raymond H. Anderson Special to The New York (1970-04-11). "New Libyan Regime's Goals Still Unclear" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/11/archives/new-libyan-regimes-goals-still-unclear.html.
- ↑ "Human Rights Solidarity: Libya". https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session9/LY/HRS_HumanRightsSolidarity.pdf.
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