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1969 Libyan coup attempt

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expressed solidarity with the Libyan government and the attempted coup was allegedly aborted with Egyptian security assistance. The plot was publicly revealed on December 10 and the government issued a series of statements. Libyan radio accused the alleged plotters in the conspiracy as "opportunists
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The coup attempt began on December 7, when rebels attempted to take control of key positions in eastern Libya. On the same day, the two coup leaders were captured and the government foiled the plot. On the way to his arrest, Hawaz attempted suicide, which was prevented by Libyan authorities. The
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The military incident coincided with Anglo-Libyan negotiations on military bases, which caused Gaddafi to warn about the alleged links of the coup plotters with foreign interests or even the possible involvement of the United States and the United Kingdom in the coup attempt. Contrary to Libyan
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which had eight members, among them were two military officers, Adam al-Hawaz and Moussa Ahmed, ministers of Defense and Interior respectively. Neither of them was part of the RCC. These officers participated in the revolutionary coup of September, but they would come into conflict with the new
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acting for imperialism" and tried to "steal the revolution". In an interview, Gaddafi assured that both Hawaz and Moussa Ahmed were under arrest, with more arrests among high-ranking officers that the RCC trusted, but who continued to look down on lower-ranking Free Officers.
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government. Dissatisfied with Gaddafi's centralist policies of removing his colleagues from political power and concentrating it in his hands, ministers Adam al-Hawaz and Moussa Ahmed distanced themselves from Gaddafi's regime and began plotting their coup d'état.
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since the September revolution. Colonel Gaddafi remained at his post as chairman of the RCC, also became prime minister and the supreme commander of the armed forces.
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Lieutenant Colonel Moussa Ahmed, with another 30 officers, were imprisoned since December 1969. Despite scant evidence and protests by elders from
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suspicions, the United States denied any involvement in the coup and later contributed to the detection of several coup attempts in the country.
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government. Due to his colorful personality and intense political style, with the RCC members' overwhelmingly consensus, Colonel Gaddafi became
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as the highest authority of the republic. A new cabinet was formed in the post-coup crisis, the first
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faced a mutiny by army and interior ministers Moussa Ahmed and Adam Hawaz, both from the eastern
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The new regime also included a Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister
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Times, Raymond H. Anderson Special to The New York (1970-04-11).
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Endgames: Military Response to Protest in Arab Autocracies
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On September 1, 1969, a group of Libyan officers – the "
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