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World Service,31 Aug 2010,10 mins

Libya Coup 1969

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Before dawn on 1 September 1969, a group of army officers seized control of Libya from the reigning monarch. Among them was a young soldier called Muammar Qadhafi. Witness hears from two Libyans who experienced those heady and confusing events.

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