The following lists events that happened in
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
in
Libya.
Incumbents
*Monarch:
Idris Idris may refer to:
People
* Idris (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* Idris (prophet), Islamic prophet in the Qur'an, traditionally identified with Enoch, an ancestor of Noah in the Bible
* Idris G ...
(abdicated 8 September)
*
Prime Minister:
Wanis al-Qaddafi
Wanis al-Qaddafi ( ar, ونيس القذافي) (22 November 1922 – 1 December 1986) was a Libyan politician. He held many positions in the era of the Kingdom of Libya and was the tenth Prime Minister of Libya from 4 September 1968 to 31 A ...
(until 31 August),
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi (starting 8 September)
Events
* 1 September. A young officer named
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spellin ...
led
a coup that overthrew
King Idris's monarchy.
* 7 September.
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi is appointed prime minister.
* 8 September. Gaddafi is appointed commander-in-chief of the Libyan Armed Forces.
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1969–70 Libyan Premier League
The 1969–70 Libyan Premier League was the 6th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963.
Overview
Al-Ahly Benghazi won the championship.
Final
* Al-Ahly Tripoli 1-2 ; 1-2 Al-Ahly Benghazi
Al-Ahly Benghazi won the championship.
Re ...
Years of the 20th century in Libya
Libya
Libya
1960s in Libya
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