2012 in Libya
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Incumbents
[edit]- Prime Minister: Ali Zeidan (after October 14)
Events
[edit]February
[edit]- February 12 - A series of tribal battles begins in Kufra, in southern Libya. More than 100 members of the Toubou people and 20 of the Zuwayya people are killed in the fighting, which would develop into a months-long conflict.[1]
March
[edit]September
[edit]- September 12 - Mustafa Abushagur is elected as Prime Minister by the General National Congress in a close race. He is expected to take office in October.[3]
October
[edit]- October 7 - Abushagur is dismissed as Prime Minister-elect by Libya's legislature through a no-confidence vote.[4]
- October 14 - Ali Zeidan is elected as Prime Minister.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "More than 100 killed in south Libya clashes, tribal sources say". Egypt Independent. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Eastern Libyan leaders seek semi-autonomy". Al Jazeera. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Wahab, Ashraf Abdul; Cousins, Michel (12 September 2012). "Abushagur elected as Prime Minister". LibyaHerald. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Libyan parliament votes to dismiss PM". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Grant, George (14 October 2012). "Ali Zidan elected Prime Minister". LibyaHerald. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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