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==Online Sources== | ==Online Sources== | ||
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_libya UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_libya UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=libya&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=libya&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=libya&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Libya | *'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=libya&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Libya | ||
===British Overseas Subjects=== | ===British Overseas Subjects=== | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Libya], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Libya], index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Libya], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Libya], index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Libya], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Libya], index & images ($) | ||
==Libya Emigration and Immigration== | ==Libya Emigration and Immigration== | ||
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*Libya became independent as a kingdom in 1951. | *Libya became independent as a kingdom in 1951. | ||
*Historically, Libya has been a host state for millions of '''low- and high-skilled Egyptian migrants''', in particular. | *Historically, Libya has been a host state for millions of '''low- and high-skilled Egyptian migrants''', in particular. | ||
*In the 2006 census, around 359,540 foreign nationals were resident in Libya out of a population of over 5.5 million (6.35% of the population). Almost half of these were '''Egyptians, followed by Sudanese and Palestinian immigrants'''. | *On 1 September 1969, Muammar Gaddafi launched a coup d'état against King Idris, which became known as the '''Al Fateh Revolution'''. | ||
*In the 2006 census, around 359,540 foreign nationals were resident in Libya out of a population of over 5.5 million (6.35% of the population). Almost half of these were '''Egyptians, followed by Sudanese and Palestinian immigrants'''. | |||
If consular records prior to the revolution are used to estimate the immigrant population, as many as 2 million Egyptian migrants were recorded by the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli in 2009, followed by 87,200 Tunisians, and 68,200 Moroccans by their respective embassies. | *If consular records prior to the revolution are used to estimate the immigrant population, as many as 2 million '''Egyptian migrants''' were recorded by the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli in 2009, followed by 87,200 '''Tunisians''', and 68,200 '''Moroccans''' by their respective embassies. | ||
*The number of Asian migrants before the revolution were just over 100,000 '''(60,000 Bangladeshis, 20,000 Filipinos, 18,000 Indians, 10,000 Pakistanis, as well as Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and other workers)'''.<ref name="lib">"Libya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya, accessed August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Libya== | ==Emigration From Libya== | ||
*During the 2011 revolution, 768,362 immigrants fled Libya as calculated by the IOM, around 13% of the population at the time, although many more stayed on in the country. | *During the 2011 revolution, 768,362 immigrants fled Libya as calculated by the IOM, around 13% of the population at the time, although many more stayed on in the country. | ||
*Moving to reduce Italian influence, in October 1970 all Italian-owned assets were expropriated and the '''12,000-strong Italian community was expelled from Libya alongside the smaller community of Libyan Jews.''' . | |||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | *'''Türkiye''' recorded the evacuation of 25,000 workers during the 2011 uprising.<ref name="lib"/> | ||
<ref>"Libya", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, ,accessed August 2021</ref> | *'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 146,800. Top destination countries: '''Italy, the United Kingdom, Israel, Vietnam, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Algeria, Türkiye, Côte d’Ivoire, Canada, Germany''' <ref>"Libya", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=13, accessed August 2021</ref> | ||
==Records of Libya Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Libya Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[ | *[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[England Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Vietnam Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Egypt Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Algeria Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Türkiye Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Côte d'Ivoire Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
[[Category:Libya]] | [[Category:Libya]] | ||
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