British Military Administration (Libya)
The British Military Administration of Libya was the control of the regions of Cyrenaica and Tripolitania of the former Italian Libya by the British from 1943 until Libyan independence in 1951. It was part of the Allied administration of Libya.
British Military Administration of Libya | |||||||||||
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| 1942–1951 | |||||||||||
Map of the allied occupation of Libya showing Tripolitania and Cyrenaica | |||||||||||
| Status | British Military Administration (1943–1950) British Civil Administration (1950–1951) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Tripoli | ||||||||||
| Common languages | English, (Official) Italian, Arabic | ||||||||||
| Chief Administrator (Tripolitania) | |||||||||||
• 1943-1951 | Travers Blackley | ||||||||||
| Chief Administrator (Cyrenaica) | |||||||||||
• 1942–1945 | Duncan Cumming | ||||||||||
• 1945–1946 | Peter Acland | ||||||||||
• 1946–1948 | James Haugh | ||||||||||
• 1948 (acting) | Arthur Parker | ||||||||||
• 1948–1949 | Eric de Candole | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Allied occupation of Libya | 13 May 1943 | ||||||||||
• Italy relinquishes Libya | 10 February 1947 | ||||||||||
• Emirate of Cyrenaica created | 1 March 1949 | ||||||||||
• UN administration | 10 December 1949 | ||||||||||
| 24 December 1951 | |||||||||||
• Autonomy ended | 27 April 1963 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Military Authority Lira (Tripolitania) Egyptian pound (Cyrenaica) | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Libya | ||||||||||
| History of Libya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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