Allied administration of Libya

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Allied administration of Libya Occupazione alleata della Libia (Italian) احتلال الحلفاء لليبيا (Arabic)
1943–1951
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The three regions of Libya during the Allied occupation: Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were British-administered, while Fezzan was French
Status	Military Administration
Capital	Tripoli
Common languages	English, French, Italian, Arabic
History
• Allied occupation of Libya	13 May 1943
• Italy officially renounces claim to Libya	10 February 1947
• Became the Kingdom of Libya	24 December 1951
Currency	Algerian franc (Fezzan-Ghadames) Egyptian pound (Cyrenaica) Military Authority Lira (Tripolitania)
Preceded by Succeeded by Italian Libya Emirate of Cyrenaica Kingdom of Libya

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The Allied administration of Libya was the control of the ex-colony of Italian Libya by the Allies from 13 May 1943 until Libyan independence was granted in 1951. It was divided into two parts:

• British Military Administration of Libya (UN administration after 1949)
• French Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames (UN administration after 1949)