GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  There was a cultural revolution in Libya; Ghadafi started by prohibiting all the imported ways of life like smoking, prostitution, and drinking Alcohol among others, this was in a bid to model the Libyan society to the original Islamic principles. Arabic was re-installed as the official language in Libyan schools and offices. This was revitalized and enabled a number of people to access the civil and employment sectors. A new political ideology was put in place that is the 3rd universal theory or Islamic law ‘’Sharia” This was to counteract the influence of socialism and capitalism in Libya. There was formation of the revolutionary command council; it was headed by Muammar Ghadafi who wished to re-assert Libya’s independence against any sort of external influence. He began by resisting the spread of capitalism in Libya and also declared Jihad to any anti-Islamic state, especially Israel. Nationalization of foreign enterprises. Ghadafi declared all Italian, American or British bus...

  The need for genuine independence. The 1951 independence was pseudo (paper independence) for the king remained a stooge/puppet fostering Western interests in Libya. Both the British and Americans had military bases in Libya forexample at wheelus air field and Eladem respectively. This annoyed nationalists who sought the use of a barrel as the only way to cause changes in Libya. The growth of socialism in Libya paved way for a coup to over throw Idris who was capitalist oriented. The army wished to end regionalism i.e. (Tripolitania, Cyreniaca and Fezzan), unite all the people and promote equality, socially or economically. The king looked adamant hence the coup became inevitable. The slow pace of economic development in Libya yet other Arab states like Egypt, Syria, and Saudi-Arabia were developing at a faster rate annoyed the nationalist of Libya yet Idris was not taking any step to address the problem of backwardness in Libya. To change the situation the revolution was the opti...