The 1969 Libyan revolution or coup d'état, also known as al-Fateh Revolution or 1 September Revolution, was a coup d'état and revolution carried out by the Free Officers movement, a group of Arab nationalist and Nasserist officers in the Libyan Army, which overthrew the Senussi monarchy of King Idris I and resulted in the formation of the Libyan Arab Republic. The Free Officers movement was led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
The 1969 Libyan revolution or coup d'état, also known as al-Fateh Revolution or 1 September Revolution, was a coup d'état and revolution carried out by the Free Officers movement, a group of Arab nationalist and Nasserist officers in the Libyan Army, which overthrew the Senussi monarchy of King Idris I and resulted in the formation of the Libyan Arab Republic. The Free Officers movement was led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
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