1977 in Libya
List of events
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See also: | Other events of 1977 List of years in Libya |
The following lists events that happened in 1977 in Libya.
Incumbents
- Prime Minister: Abdessalam Jalloud (until 2 March), Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (starting 2 March)
Events
March
- 1 March – Abdul Ati al-Obeidi is appointed General Secretary of the General People's Committee.
- 2 March – the General People's Congress adopts the "Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority" and proclaims the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, revising the 1969 constitution.
April
- Demonstrators attack Egypt's embassy
June
- Libyan protesters begin a "March on Cairo" as they heads towards the Egyptian border. The Libyans wanted to demonstrate against the increasing likelihood that Egypt would enter into a peace treaty with Israel.
July
- 21 July – gun battles between Egyptian and Libyan forces on the border, followed by land and air strikes
- 24 July – armistice. Libyan casualties were 400 dead or wounded, while Egyptian casualties were roughly 100 dead.
August
- An agreement to exchange prisoners of war leads to a relaxation of tension between the two states
November
- Libya officially leaves the Federation of Arab Republics
December
- 2 december 1977 – a Tupolev Tu-154 runs out of fuel near Benghazi. A total of 59 passengers are killed in the crash.
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