Flag of Libya (1977–2011)
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
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| Adopted | 1977 |
| Relinquished | 2011, 34 years of use |
| Design | A green field |
| Designed by | Muammar Gaddafi |
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The flag of Libya from 1977 to 2011 was the flag of the
In 2011, after the collapse of Gaddafi's government, the 1951–1969 flag from the Kingdom of Libya was re-adopted but the flag introduced by Gaddafi remained in use by Pro-Gaddafists and Gaddafi loyalists. Before 1977, the country was called the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and used a red-white-black flag similar to most traditional Arab national flags bearing a resemblance to the modern flags of Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. in 1977 after the Egyptian-Libyan War, the blank green flag was introduced to replace the red-white-black flag to avoid similarities with Egypt.
Notes
- ^ In 1986, the "Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" was renamed to the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya", with the word "Great" added after the 1986 United States bombing of Libya.
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