1976 Tripoli Agreement

This article is about the 1976 Tripoli Agreement. For the 2006 Tripoli Agreement, see Tripoli Agreement.

1976 Tripoli Agreement
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and Moro National Liberation Front with the Participation of the Quadripartite Ministerial Commission Members of the Islamic Conference and the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
The former territory of ARMM is shown in red. Shown in yellow are other areas intended to be part of it in accordance with the 1976 Tripoli Agreement, but opposed inclusion via plebiscite
ContextPart of a series of peace agreements between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front seeking resolution to the Moro conflict
DraftedDecember 15, 1976 (1976-12-15)
SignedDecember 23, 1976 (1976-12-23)
LocationTripoli, Libya
EffectiveDecember 23, 1976 (1976-12-23)
ConditionFollowing date of its signature
SignatoriesPhilippines Carmelo Z. Barbero
Nur Misuari
Libya Ali Abdussalam Treki
Senegal Amadou Karim Gaye
PartiesPhilippines Philippines
Moro National Liberation Front
LanguageArabic, English, French

The 1976 Tripoli Agreement was signed on December 23, 1976 in Tripoli, Libya by Carmelo Z. Barbero, representing the Government of the Philippines and Nur Misuari of the Moro National Liberation Front.[1] The agreement defined autonomous administrative divisions for Muslims in the southern Philippines, the establishment of an autonomous government, judicial system for Sharia law and special security forces, and the observance of a ceasefire.[2] The autonomous region was to have its own economic system, including an Islamic bank.[3]

Facilitators of the agreement included members of the Quadripartite Ministerial Commission of the Organization of Islamic Conference, headed by Ali Abdussalam Treki, representing Muammar Gaddafi, leader of the host country, and the OIC Secretary General, Amadou Karim Gaye.[4] The other members of the Quadripartite Ministerial Commission aside from Treki included representatives from Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Somalia.[1]

  1. ^ a b "The Tripoli Agreement". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center. "Mindanao Conflict: In Search of Peace and Human Rights". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Unruh, Jon (2013). Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. Routledge. ISBN 978-1136536625.
  4. ^ Rasul, Amina. "A Just and Lasting Peace on the Horizon". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.