Abdul Hafiz Ghoga
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga عبد الحافظ غوقة | |
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Vice Chairman of the National Transitional Council of Libya | |
In office 23 March 2011 – 22 January 2012 | |
President | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
Prime Minister | Mahmoud Jibril Ali Tarhouni (Acting) Abdurrahim El-Keib |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mustafa Honi |
Personal details | |
Born | Al-Azizya, Libya | 11 June 1957
Political party | Anti-Gaddafi forces |
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga (also known as Abdelhafed Abdelkader Ghoga, also spelled Ghogha;
Abu Salim prison massacre
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga was actively involved in legal representation for the families of people killed in the 1996 Abu Salim prison massacre.[3]
2011 Libyan civil war
Ghoga was a member of the
On 27 February, he said that the council was not seeking foreign intervention.
Resignation
In January 2012, he resigned as Vice Chairman of the Transitional National Council.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Founding statement of the Interim Transitional National Council". National Transitional Council. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ Connor, Richard (22 January 2012). "Libyan deputy leader steps down after angry protests". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Libya: Governments Should Demand End to Unlawful Killings". Human Rights Watch. February 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Abbas, Mohammed (27 February 2011). "UPDATE 1-Libya rebels form council, reject Gaddafi talks". Reuters. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Libya opposition launches council". Al Jazeera English. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "ACLED Version 5 (1997–2014)". Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b Perry, Tom (20 March 2011). "More than 8,000 Libyans killed in revolt – rebel". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "NTC deputy chief Abdel Hafiz Ghoga resigns". BBC. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
External links
- Profile at the NTC, with photo
- Abdul Hafiz Ghoga collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English