title: 1969 in Libya
text: # 1969 in Libya
  
  The following lists events that happened in 1969 in Libya.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Idris (abdicated 8 September)
  * Prime Minister: Wanis al-Qaddafi (until 31 August), Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi (starting 8 September)
  
  ## Events
  
  * 1 September. A young officer named Muammar Gaddafi led a coup that overthrew King Idris's monarchy.
  * 7 September. Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi is appointed prime minister.
  * 8 September. Gadaffi is appointed commander-in-chief of the Libyan Armed Forces.
  * 1969–70 Libyan Premier League
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