<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya" id="mwAQs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Libya">Libya</a> becomes independent. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_of_Libya" id="mwAQw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Idris of Libya">Idris I</a> is proclaimed King of Libya.<sup about="#mwt149" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-27"}}' id="cite_ref-27" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./December_24#cite_note-27" id="mwAQ0" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 27;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAQ4">[27]</span></a></sup>
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