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Conflict Africa

First Libyan Civil War

2011 CE

The 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi escalated into civil war and foreign intervention, ending with the fall of Tripoli and Gaddafi's death at Sirte.

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Libyan civil war (2011) on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Anti-Gaddafi rebels and NATO
  • Gaddafi regime

Key moments

Defining events in the First Libyan Civil War.

  1. 2011 First Battle of Benghazi
  2. 2011 Battle of Misrata
  3. 2011 Battle of Sirte

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Boko Haram Insurgency

2009 CE – 2026 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Libyan Civil Wars

2011 CE – 2020 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti 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 2011 CE and 2011 CE.

2011 CE Libyan Civil Wars 2011 CE Syrian Civil War

And in the rest of the world

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

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Nelson Mandela Figure · South Africa 1918 CE – 2013 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency Conflict · South Asia 1967 CE – 2026 CE China–Europe Railway (Belt and Road) Trade route · East Asia 2011 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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