Talk:Italian colonization of Libya

a "classic part" of the wider history of World War II

This seems like kind of a strange expression, I'm going to change it if no one objects. --NEMT 23:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

a bit pro-colonialism

This article really talks up the italian occupation. it seems like there is a bias here. Arthurian Legend (talk) 02:52, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

I've been the most impartial possible, adding only documented data. Hope it is OK now.--OneDalm0 (talk) 19:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I think the only information available about the Libyan occupation has been translated from Italian (aka colonial) sources. Very few Arabic or Libyan studies of the situation have been translated into English as it is a sort of obscure topic. 70.108.237.139 (talk) 01:58, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Information of Libyan Paratroopers in the Italian Army

I am interested in getting information about the Lybian paratroopers in the Italian Army, mainly in 1942. Thanks.--OneDalm0 (talk) 01:22, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Merge proposal

See discussion on Talk:Italian Libya--Kimdime (talk) 00:08, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

• I don't agree with the merge proposal.The articles are related to different years ("Libya" was created in 1934 by governor Balbo; before that year there was an Italian colony divided in the sections of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan).--Image26 (talk) 23:39, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't agree too with the merge proposal.B.D. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.233.107.199 (talk) 15:48, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

That doesn't matter. Both articles talk about the same thing. Even if "Libya" wasn't created until 1934, what we today call Libya is what is referred to. King Philip V of Spain (talk) 09:14, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

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date of colonial end

according to this article that italy renounced its claims in libya in 1947 but according to the University of Central Arkansaslibya gained independence officially on december 24 1951 UnsungHistory (talk) 01:50, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

date of colonial end

according to this article that italy renounced its claims in libya in 1947,but according to the university of central arkansasit was december 24 1951 when libya gained independence formally UnsungHistory (talk) 02:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Italy renounced its claim to Libya in the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947, the former colony was then under the Allied administration of Libya of Britain and France (and had been since the end of the Western Desert campaign) until the UN-mandated independence was formally achieved in 1951. Hope this explains things. Meluiel (talk) 18:14, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Proposing additions regarding historiographical characterizations (Genocide and Apartheid)

Hello. I would like to propose adding the academic characterizations of "genocide" and "apartheid" to the article to bring it into alignment with the main Italian Libya page and modern historiography. These terms are well-documented in comparative genocide and colonial studies but are currently missing from the text of this specific article.

Below are the exact insertions I propose:

Proposal 1: In the "Second Italo-Senussi War" section

Where to insert: At the end of the fourth paragraph (right after the sentence ending with "...slated to be given to Italian settlers."):

Due to the systematic nature of the forced deportations, the use of chemical weapons, and the catastrophic death toll inside the concentration camps, many modern historians of comparative genocide—such as Ali Abdullatif Ahmida and Angelo Del Boca—characterize the 1929–1934 pacification campaign as the Cyrenaica genocide.

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Proposal 2: In the "Italian Libya (1934–1943)" section

Where to insert: At the end of the second paragraph (right after the sentence ending with "...moved to internment camps under Nazi SS control."):

Despite fascist propaganda promoting the physical assimilation of "Muslim Italians," the regime enforced a strict, tiered legal architecture that separated metropolitan citizens from indigenous Libyans. Following the 1938 Italian racial laws and the prohibition of inter-racial relationships (madamato), urban centers were designed with strict residential separation. A number of contemporary scholars have described this formalized system of legally codified racial segregation as a form of Italian apartheid.

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Please let me know if there are any formatting adjustments needed or if we can move forward with adding these well-sourced expansions to the article. Thanks! QuietLantern (talk) 01:46, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

QuietLantern (talk) 01:46, 26 May 2026 (UTC)