Main articles: Libyan civil war (2011) and 2011 military intervention in Libya The increase in prosperity was accompanied by a controversial foreign policy and increased political repression at home. Under Gaddafi, per capita income in the country rose to more than US$11,000, the fifth-highest in Africa. Medical care became available to the public at no cost, but providing housing for all was a task that the government was not able to complete.
Despite the reforms not being entirely effective, public education in the country became free and primary education compulsory for both sexes. Īfter coming to power, the RCC government took control of all petroleum companies operating in the country and initiated a process of directing funds toward providing education, health care and housing for all. After the king had fled the country, the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) headed by Gaddafi abolished the monarchy and the old constitution and proclaimed the new Libyan Arab Republic, with the motto "freedom, socialism, and unity". Gaddafi became the de facto leader of the country on 1 September 1969, after leading a group of young Libyan military officers against King Idris I in a nonviolent revolution and bloodless coup d'état. The history of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi spanned 42 years from 1969 to 2011. Main article: History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi Libyan oil production collapsed during the two civil wars. On October 23, 2020, parties signed a permanent ceasefire.
During both civil wars, the output of Libya's economically crucial oil industry collapsed to a small fraction of its usual level, with most facilities blockaded or damaged by rival groups, despite having the largest oil reserves of any African country. The crisis in Libya has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties since the onset of violence in early 2011. The civil war's aftermath and proliferation of armed groups led to violence and instability across the country, which erupted into renewed civil war in 2014. The Libyan Crisis is the current humanitarian crisis and political-military instability occurring in Libya, beginning with the Arab Spring protests of 2011, which led to a civil war, foreign military intervention, and the ousting and death of Muammar Gaddafi.
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