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1510 - 1551 After a successful invasion of Tripoli by Habsburg Spain The Ottoman's took control<br> | 1510 - 1551 After a successful invasion of Tripoli by Habsburg Spain The Ottoman's took control<br> | ||
1551 -Almost the entire population of the Maltese island of Gozo were enslaved and some 6,300 people were sent to Libya<br> | 1551 -Almost the entire population of the Maltese island of Gozo were enslaved and some 6,300 people were sent to Libya<br> | ||
1551 - Ottoman rule began<br> | |||
1911 - 1947 The Italian occupation of Libya resulted in the temporary Italian Libya colony<br> | |||
1927 - 1934 the territory was split into two colonies and 150,000 Italians settled in Libya, constituting roughly 20% of the total population<br> | |||
1934 - Italy adopted the name Libya as the official name of the colony<br> | |||
1947 - Under the terms of the peace treaty with the Allies, Italy relinquished all claims to Libya<br> | |||
1951 - Libya became independent as a kingdom<br> | |||
1970 - The 12,000-strong Italian community was expelled from Libya alongside the smaller community of Libyan Jews<br> | |||
2011 - At least 30,000 Libyans died in the civil war. In addition, the National Transitional Council estimated 50,000 wounded<br> | |||
2013 - More than 700,000 migrants have reached Italy by boat since 2013<br> | |||
===Websites=== | ===Websites=== | ||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Libya.html Culture of Libya] | *[http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Libya.html Culture of Libya] | ||
*[http://www.infoplease.com/country/libya.html History of Libya] | *[http://www.infoplease.com/country/libya.html History of Libya] | ||