Federation of Arab Republics

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اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية Federation of Arab Republics ←   ←   ← 1972 – 1977 →   →   → Flag Coat of arms Capital Not specified Language(s) Arabic Religion Islam Government Republic Historical era Cold War  - Referendums March, 1972  - Established July 1, 1972  - Disestablished March, 1977

The Federation of Arab Republics (Arabic اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية, ittiħād al-jumhūriyyāt al-`arabiyya, literally "Union of Arab Republics") was an abortive attempt by Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi to merge Libya, Egypt, and Syria, creating a pan-Arab state. Although approved by referendums in each country in March 1972, [1] the three countries disagreed on the specific terms of the merger. The federation lasted from January 1, 1972 to March 1977.

It is not to be confused with the United Arab Republic (1958-1961) which was a somewhat more substantive union of Egypt and Syria.

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• United Arab Republic, a federation between Egypt and Syria (1958-61)
• United Arab States, a confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen (1958-61)
• Arab Federation, a confederation between Iraq and Jordan (1958)
• Arab Islamic Republic, a proposed union of Libya and Tunisia (1972)
• United Arab Emirates, a unity of seven Arab states (1971-present day)