Libya | |||||||||
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2011–2012 | |||||||||
Anthem: "Libya, Libya, Libya" | |||||||||
Capital and largest city | Tripoli | ||||||||
Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Government | Unitary transitional government | ||||||||
Chairman | |||||||||
• 2011–2012 | Mustafa Abdul Jalil | ||||||||
• 2011 | Mahmoud Jibril | ||||||||
• 2011-2012 | Abdurrahim El-Keib | ||||||||
Legislature | National Transitional Council | ||||||||
Historical era | 2011 Libyan civil war | ||||||||
• Establishment | 27 February 2011 | ||||||||
28 August 2011 | |||||||||
20 October 2011 | |||||||||
• Handover of power to the elected General National Congress | 8 August 2012 | ||||||||
Currency | Libyan dinar (LYD) | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | LY | ||||||||
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Abbreviation | NTC |
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Predecessor | General People's Congress of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Successor | General National Congress of Libya |
Formation | 27 February 2011 |
Type | Provisional authority |
Purpose | Deliberative assembly/ deliberative democracy |
Headquarters | Tripoli |
Location | |
Official language | Arabic |
Chairman | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
Vice Chairman | Mustafa Honi |
Prime Minister | Abdurrahim El-Keib Mahmoud Jibril |
Website | www |
Member State of the Arab League |
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The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. The rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi. The NTC governed Libya for a period of ten months after the end of the war, holding elections to a General National Congress on 7 July 2012, and handing power to the newly elected assembly on 8 August.[2][3]
The formation of the NTC was announced in the city of Benghazi on 27 February 2011 with the purpose to act as the "political face of the revolution". On 5 March 2011, the council issued a statement in which it declared itself to be the "only legitimate body representing the people of Libya and the Libyan state".[4][5][6] An executive board, chaired by Mahmoud Jibril, was formed by the council on 23 March 2011 after being de facto assembled as an "executive team" since 5 March 2011. The NTC issued a Constitutional Declaration in August 2011 in which it set up a road-map for the transition of the country to a constitutional democracy with an elected government.
The council gained international recognition as the legitimate governing authority in Libya[7] and occupied the country's seat at the United Nations.[8] In referring to the Libyan state, the council used simply "Libya". The UN formally recognized the country as "Libya" in September 2011,[9] based on a request from the Permanent Mission of Libya citing the Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration of 3 August 2011. In November 2011, the ISO 3166-1 was altered to reflect the new country name "Libya" in English, "Libye (la)" in French.[10]
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