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16th January 2012, 09:29
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi took direct control of Libya four months after a bloodless coup that brought an end to the monarchy under King Idris.
Since the military coup of 1 September led by Gaddafi's "Free Unionist Officers", the country had been run by civilian ministers.
But they were obliged to refer to the so-called Revolutionary Command Council on matters of state and twice threatened to resign. The 28-year-old colonel took the title of prime minister and appointed four members of his council to his new 12-member Cabinet.
Source: BBC History
Since the military coup of 1 September led by Gaddafi's "Free Unionist Officers", the country had been run by civilian ministers.
But they were obliged to refer to the so-called Revolutionary Command Council on matters of state and twice threatened to resign. The 28-year-old colonel took the title of prime minister and appointed four members of his council to his new 12-member Cabinet.
Source: BBC History