Monday 2 May 2016

By Jeremy Sorensen


At first, Libya was inhabited by Berber tribes. After 1,000 BC a people from Lebanon called the Phoenicians settled in Tripolitania (western Libya). They founded Tripoli. Later the ancient Greeks settled in Cyrenaica (eastern Libya). Later both areas of Libya became part of the Roman Empire. A Roman Emperor called Septimus Severus (193-211) was a native of the great city of Leptis Magna in Roman Libya. Unfortunately, Leptis Magna was severely damaged by an earthquake in 365.

Italy took control of Libya in 1911 after invading the country and defeating the Turks. After World War I Italy's leader, Benito Mussolini, declared his intention of forming a second Roman Empire. The Libyan people never accepted Italian rule. Between 1911 and 1932, Libyans in Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica fought the Italian colonial government.

Libya was the scene of much desert fighting during World War II. After the fall of Tripoli on Jan. 23, 1943, it came under Allied administration. In 1949, the UN voted that Libya should become independent, and in 1951, it became the United Kingdom of Libya.

When Libya got its independence, the Kingdom of Libya was built up. That was then the present banner of Libya was initially embraced. After the upset of 1969, the Libyan Arab Republic was set up, when the banner was changed under the bearings of Muammar al-Gaddafi. He was ousted in the 2011 common war, and later re-building up the same banner.

The flag of Libya is a tricolor, with three horizontal bands of red, black and green colors respectively, forming the base. Of these, the black band is the largest in width. On the center is an emblem comprised of a white crescent and a five-pointed star.

The outline framing the focal bit the bow and star on a dark foundation have its roots in the configuration of the pennant used amid the Senussi Dynasty, which was established in Mecca in 1837. The red shading speaks of the blood of the Libyan individuals who lost their lives in the rightist principle of Italy, and the green shading remains for peace. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Libyan Flag for the future.




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