Thursday, May 5, 2016

History Of Libya Flag

By Jeremy Sorensen


At first, Libya was inhabited by Berber tribes. After 1,000 BC a people from Lebanon called the Phoenicians settled in Tripolitania (western Libya). They founded Tripoli. Later the ancient Greeks settled in Cyrenaica (eastern Libya). Later both areas of Libya became part of the Roman Empire. A Roman Emperor called Septimus Severus (193-211) was a native of the great city of Leptis Magna in Roman Libya. Unfortunately, Leptis Magna was severely damaged by an earthquake in 365.

The first inhabitants of Libya were Berber tribes. In the 7th century B.C., Phoenicians colonized the eastern section of Libya, called Cyrenaica, and Greeks colonized the western portion, called Tripolitania. Tripolitania was for a time under Carthaginian control. It became part of the Roman Empire from 46 B.C. to A.D.

In 1940, Italy joined the Second World War on Germany's side and Italian forces based in Libya fought the British in Egypt. However in 1943 the British took Libya. After the war, Libya was controlled by the British and French. By a peace treaty of 1947 Italy gave up all claim to Libya. Then in 1949, the UN decreed Libya must become independent by 1 January 1952. A constitution was for Libya was drawn up and Muhammad Idris al-Sanusi was chosen as king. King Idris, I declared Libya independent on 24 December 1951.

When Libya got its independence in 1951, the Kingdom of Libya was built up. That was then the present banner of Libya was initially embraced. After the upset of 1969, the Libyan Arab Republic was set up, when the banner was changed under the bearings of Muammar al-Gaddafi. He was ousted in the 2011 common war, and later re-building up the same banner.

The flag of Libya is a tricolor, with three horizontal bands of red, black and green colors respectively, forming the base. Of these, the black band is the largest in width. On the center is an emblem comprised of a white crescent and a five-pointed star.

The outline framing the focal bit the bow and star on a dark foundation have its roots in the configuration of the pennant used amid the Senussi Dynasty, which was established in Mecca in 1837. The red shading speaks of the blood of the Libyan individuals who lost their lives in the rightist principle of Italy, and the green shading remains for peace. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Libyan Flag for the future.




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