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Libyan Comrade Omar Al-Mukhtar: Lion of the desert
Early life and Education of Al-mukhtar's Omar Al-Mukhtar, an Islamic scholar turned liberation fighter, led a guerilla war with Italian colonisers for 20 years until his capture and execution 90 years ago. He was a Libyan true hero and a symbol of resistance. Mukhtar was born into the Minifa clan in Zawiyat Janzur near Tobruk between 1856 and 1862. The…
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Libya Became Independence, Libya declared its Independence from France and Britain
Since the middle of the 16th century, Libya was under the Ottoman's sovereignty. After the Italo-Turkish war of 1912, Libya became an Italian colony, but their defeat in World War II was liberated and fell under UN Administration. In 1949, the UN General Assembly declared Libya an independent country by January 1, 1952. On December 24, 1951, Libya d…
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