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==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.''' . | |||
*'''Turkey''' recorded the evacuation of 25,000 workers during the 2011 uprising. | *'''Turkey''' recorded the evacuation of 25,000 workers during the 2011 uprising. | ||