2009 in Libya
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The following lists events that happened in 2009 in Libya.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- February 2 - Libyan President al-Gaddafi is elected as the chairman of the African Union.[1]
- March - Libya hosts a visit from Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, less than a month after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Bashir's arrest.[2]
- August 20 - Abdel al-Megrahi, convicted for his role in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, is returned to Libya after being released from a Scottish prison due to his terminal illness. He is warmly greeted at the airport in Tripoli by thousands of Libyans.[3]
Births
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Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^ "Libyan leader Gaddafi elected chairman of African Union". France 24. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Bashir goes to Libya in another gesture of defiance". France 24. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya". Kalispell Daily Inter Lake. Associated Press. 21 August 2009. p. A13. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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