1969 Libyan coup attempt

Having taken power in a coup three months earlier, Muammar Gaddafi faced a mutiny by army and interior ministers Moussa Ahmed and Adam Hawaz, both from the eastern Barqa region. The pair were routed and imprisoned in the first of Gaddafi's many survivals.[2][3]

1969 Libyan coup attempt
Part of Arab Cold War
Date7 December 1969[1]
Location
Libya
Result Coup suppressed
Belligerents
Gaddafi's government Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Col. Muammar Gaddafi
(Chairman of the Revolutionary Council)		 Lt. Col Adam al-Hawaz
(Defense Minister)
Lt. Col Moussa Ahmed
(Interior Minister)
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Aftermath

Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel Adam al-Hawaz was arrested in December 1969. Despite scant evidence and protests by elders from Cyrenaica, he was sentenced to death in a trial presided by Major Mohammed Najm.[4] The sentence was not carried out and Hawaz remained imprisoned at least until 1984. In March 1988, Hawaz's family was informed of his death but was not given any details.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Raialyoum". Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. Cooley, John K. (1983). Libyan Sandstorm. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 978-0-283-98944-5.
  3. "Reuters Archive Licensing".
  4. Times, Raymond H. Anderson Special to The New York (1970-04-11). "New Libyan Regime's Goals Still Unclear". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  5. "Human Rights Solidarity: Libya" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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