Allied administration of Libya

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
The three regions of Libya during the Allied occupation: Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were British-administered, while Fezzan was French
StatusMilitary Administration
CapitalTripoli
Common languagesEnglish, French, Italian, Arabic
History 
13 May 1943
10 February 1947
• Became the Kingdom of Libya
24 December 1951
CurrencyAlgerian franc (Fezzan-Ghadames)
Egyptian pound (Cyrenaica)
Military Authority Lira (Tripolitania)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Italian Libya
Emirate of Cyrenaica
Kingdom of Libya

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: