1998 in Libya
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The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Libya.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]August
[edit]- August 27 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 1192 is issued, stating that the sanctions in place against Libya since 1992 would be lifted if a tentative plan to try the suspects in the bombings of Pan Am Flight 103 and UTA Flight 772 is followed through upon.[1][2]
- August 31 - Libyan planes fly to DRC. The government of Libya says it is to evacuate Arab families who went to the Republic of the Congo from DRC.[3]
September
[edit]- September 18 - President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent Kabila flies to Libya, concerning the UN.[4] The United Nations condemns Libya, Sudan and the DRC for breaches against the UN's air embargo against Libya.[5]
- September 19 - Kabila leaves Tripoli after a visit that violated the UN's embargo on air links with Libya.[6] Again, the United Nations condemns the two countries for this.[7]
- September 20 - Kabila flies to Libya again, as the third time he has violated the UN's air embargo with Libya.[8]
November
[edit]- November 30 - Kabila ends talks with Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi about the Congo conflict and a reported agreement on a ceasefire at the Franco-African summit meeting in Paris.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Resolution 1192 (1998)". UNDOCS. 27 August 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "UN arms embargo on Libya". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Libyan plane flies to DR Congo". 31 August 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Congolese leader flys [sic] to Libya". 18 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "UN condemns Libya violations". 18 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Kabila breaks Libya air embargo". 19 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "UN slams Libya sanctions violations". 19 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Congolese leader flies to Libya". 20 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Kabila ends talks in Libya". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
