Emirate of Cyrenaica
Emirate of Cyrenaica إمارة برقة ( Arabic ) | |||||||||
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| 1949–1951 | |||||||||
 Flag | |||||||||
| Anthem: النشيد الوطني لإمارة برقة[1] The National Anthem of the Emirate of Cyrenaica | |||||||||
 Cyrenaica within Libya | |||||||||
| Capital | Benghazi | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Awjila Berber | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 1949–1951 | Idris | ||||||||
British Resident | |||||||||
• 1949–1951 | Eric de Candole | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Independence | 1 March 1949 | ||||||||
• Joined Fezzan-Ghadames to form the Kingdom of Libya | 24 December 1951 | ||||||||
| Currency | Egyptian pound | ||||||||
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The Emirate of Cyrenaica (
Senussi emirate on 1 March 1949, backed by the United Kingdom.[2] Sayyid Idris proclaimed himself Emir of Cyrenaica at a 'national conference' in Benghazi.[3] The recognition by the UK failed to influence the attitude of the United Nations, and Britain and France were directed to prepare Libya's independence in a resolution passed on 21 November 1949.[3] The independence of the Kingdom of Libya was declared on 24 December 1951, and on 27 December, Emir Idris was enthroned as King Idris I.[2][4][3]
The black flag with white
king of Libya kept the flag of the emirate as his personal Royal Standard, with the addition of a white crown in the upper hoist.[5]
On 6 March 2012, mirroring the events 63 years earlier, a similar kind of meeting was held in Benghazi, calling for more autonomy and federalism for Cyrenaica. Ahmed al-Senussi, a relative of King Idris, was announced as the leader of the self-declared Cyrenaica Transitional Council.[6]
References
- ^ "Himno Nacional de Cirenaica (1949-1951): "النشيد الوطني لإمارة برقة العربية"". YouTube.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86064-822-9.
- ISBN 978-0-435-83100-4.
- ^ Barraclough, Flags of The World (1965), p. 215.
- ^ "Libyan leader says autonomy call a foreign plot - AlertNet". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-21.