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Conflict Africa

US-Libya Confrontations

1981 CE – 1989 CE · 8 years

A series of military clashes between the US and Gaddafi's Libya over the Gulf of Sidra and Libyan sponsorship of terrorism, culminating in the 1986 bombing of Tripoli.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • United States
  • Libya (Gaddafi)

Key moments

Defining events in the US-Libya Confrontations.

  1. 1981 Gulf of Sidra Incident
  2. 1986 Operation El Dorado Canyon
  3. 1989 Second Gulf of Sidra Incident

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

1985 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Chad–Libya Conflict (Toyota War)

1978 CE – 1987 CE

Landmark · Africa

Hassan II Mosque

1986 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Second Sudanese Civil War

1983 CE – 2005 CE

Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Morocco

Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1981 CE and 1989 CE.

1983 CE Second Sudanese Civil War 1985 CE Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 1986 CE Hassan II Mosque 1989 CE Liberian Civil Wars 1982 CE Falklands War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Faisal Mosque Landmark · South Asia 1986 CE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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