Libya: Polity Style: 1951-2024 |
| 24 Dec 1951 |
became an independent state in accordance with a proclamation made by the King of the United Libyan Kingdom (Official Gazette, No. 1, 22 Jan 1952) |
| 24 Dec 1951 |
constituted as the United Libyan Kingdom in accordance with the Constitution of 1951 passed by the National Assembly 7 Oct 1951 (effective on the date of proclamation of independence as prescribed by Art. 201) (Official Gazette, Extra, 7 Oct 1951) |
| 24 Dec 1951 - 27 Apr 1963 |
al-Mamlaka al-Lībiyya al-Muttaḥida (المملكة الليبية المتحدة) | United Libyan Kingdom |
| 27 Apr 1963 |
name of the state is changed in accordance with a law amending the Constitution (promulgated by the King 25 Apr 1963, effective upon publication 27 Apr 1963) (Official Gazette, Extra, 27 Apr 1963, p. 3) |
| 27 Apr 1963 - 1 Sep 1969 |
al-Mamlaka al-Lībiyya (المملكة الليبية) | Libyan Kingdom |
| 1 Sep 1969 |
proclamation of republic (confirmed by the Constitutional Charter of 11 Dec 1969) |
| 1 Sep 1969 - 2 Mar 1977 |
al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Lībiyya (الجمهورية العربية الليبية) | Libyan Arab Republic |
| 2 Mar 1977 |
name of the state is changed in accordance with Art. 1 of the Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People passed 2 Mar 1977 (Official Gazette, No. 1, Extra, 15 Mar 1977, pp. 66-67) |
| 2 Mar 1977 - ? Apr 1986 |
al-Jamāhīriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Lībiyya al-Shaʿbiyya al-Ishtirākiyya (الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية) | Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamāhīriyya [1] |
| ? Apr 1986 - 10 Aug 2011 |
al-Jamāhīriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Lībiyya al-Shaʿbiyya al-Ishtirākiyya al-ʿUẓmā (الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى) | Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamāhīriyya [1] |
| 10 Aug 2011 |
all former constitutional documents and laws are repealed, all references to al-Jamāhīriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Lībiyya al-Shaʿbiyya al-Ishtirākiyya al-ʿUẓmā in existing legislation are replaced with references to Lībiyā in accordance with a Constitutional Declaration passed by the Interim Transitional National Council 3 Aug 2011 and proclaimed 10 Aug 2011 (Official Gazette, No. 1, 9 Feb 2012, pp. 1-11) |
| 10 Aug 2011 - 8 Jan 2013 |
Lībyā (ليبيا) | Libya |
| 21 Jan 2013 |
name of the state is changed in accordance with a resolution of the General National Congress (retroactively effective from 8 Jan 2013) (Official Gazette, No. 9, 10 Jul 2013, pp. 517-518) |
| 21 Jan 2013 - |
Dawlat Lībyā (دولة ليبيا) | State of Libya |
