Talk:History of Libya

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[edit] History of Libya

The History of Libya article is too short. Part of it may have been written by someone who wanted to emphasise the difference between the historical perspective of the residents of Libya and the rest of the world, but I'm not sure how helpful that is. Inner Earth 10:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

It looks like this page is the detail history section referred from Libya and contains links to four more focused time periods. RJFJR 17:24, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Added to User:Kerowyn/Desk RJFJR 14:26, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

1 History of Libya
2 What about Omar Mukhtar ?
3 EGypt-Libya war
4 The pogrom and expulsion of all Jews in 1967

This isn't history, it's current events. How about some of the thousand-plus years of Libya's history? -- isis 12:39 Sep 29, 2002 (UTC)

Could somebody please explain to me how Frederic the Catholic of Spain could have given the knights control of Libya in 1528, if (according to the link) he died in 1516?

Oop! That was my gaffe, back zkjfhaslhfgalsdfgaslhfashdbfuyd fehsdgfs dcdfc fadfin Sept. 2003. Good call. It was his heir, Charles V. The Knights of St John were based in Malta. Columbia Encyclopedia: "Captured in 1510 by the Spanish, Tripoli was granted (1528) to the Knights of St. John, who held it until 1551, when it was taken by the Ottoman Turks." Following their expulsion from Rhodes, "After seven years in limbo, Villiers obtained permission to locate the order in Malta from Emperor Charles V in exchange for the annual gift of a falcon and their obligation to defend Tripoli (in Libya) from the Muslims." acc. to this amateur website. Can anyone re-edit this bit with better sources than I? -Wetman 15:57, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What about Omar Mukhtar ?

Shoudn't Omar Mukhtar at least get a mention in this page somewhere ? The Italian Colony section is where it should go, but I'm not sure where to put it in without ruining the current section. ---Mpatel (talk) 11:31, 13 November 2005 (UTC)