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Idris was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 until his ousting in the 1969 Libyan revolution. He ruled over the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, after which the country became known as simply the Kingdom of Libya. Idris had served as Emir of Cyrenaica and Tripolitania from the 1920s until 1951. He also headed the Sanusi order.
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politics · King of Libya from 1951 to 1969 · politician · also Idris I of Libya, Idris of Libya, Libya
Born 12 March 1889 · Died 25 May 1983 · Q116430
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I was sure... that [Idris] sincerely wanted reform, but I knew from experience that he became hesitant when he felt that such reform would affect the interests of his entourage. He would gradually pull back until he abandoned the reform plans, moved by the whisperings of his entourage.
“I was sure... that [Idris] sincerely wanted reform, but I knew from experience that he became hesitant when he felt that such reform would affect the interests of his entourage. He would gradually pull back until he abandoned the reform plans, moved by the whisperings of his entourage.”
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Died 1983-05-25.
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At the age of 93, King Idris died in a hospital in the district of Dokki in Cairo
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Established the Libyan Petroleum Company (LIPETCO) and announced that any further concession agreements would have to be joint ventures with LIPETCO
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King Idris abolished Libya's federal system
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And then the Libyan National Oil Company
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Replaced Libya's federal system with a unitary state
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Libya joined the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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Oversaw the emergence of a growing oil industry that rapidly aided economic growth
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Much larger oil reserves were discovered in Libya, which helped Idris transform the nation into one of the richest in the world
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The Prime Minister Mustafa Ben Halim suggested that Libya be converted from a federal to a unitary system and that Idris be proclaimed President for Life
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Libya was one of the world's poorest countries
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Career landmark: king (1951–1969).
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The British unilaterally declared that they would leave Cyrenaica and grant it independence under the control of Idris; by doing so they believed that it would remain under their own sphere of influence
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Although still hoping that they would be permitted a trusteeship over Tripolitania
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A National Congress was established to lay the groundwork for independence; it was dominated by the Senussi Order
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And 1931, an estimated 12,000 Cyrenaicans were executed by the Regio Esercito (Italian Royal Army)
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Idris became chief of the Senussi order, following the abdication of his cousin Sayyid Ahmed Sharif es Senussi
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As part of their wider invasion of Libya, the Senussi Order fought back against them
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Born 1889-03-12.
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And to Kufra in 1895 to cultivate positive relations with the Senussi and to counter the West European scramble for Africa
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