National Transitional Council

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The National Transitional Council was the political body that led the Libyan opposition and served as the de facto government during the 2011 Libyan Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interim government
political organization
rebel governing body
aim overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi regime
transition to democratic governance in Libya
alsoKnownAs National Transitional Council
surface form: Libyan National Transitional Council

NTC
National Transitional Council
surface form: Transitional National Council
announcedFormationDate 2011-02-27
capitalDeFacto Benghazi
chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil
conflict 2011 Libyan Civil War
country Libya
dissolutionDate 2012-08-08
establishedTransitionalDocument Constitutional Declaration of 3 August 2011
executiveHead Abdurrahim El-Keib
Mahmoud Jibril
executiveHeadTitle Chairman of the Executive Board
flagUsed Flag of the Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)
formationDate 2011-02-27
formedIn Benghazi
formedInCountry Libya
headquartersDuringWar Benghazi
ideology anti-Gaddafi opposition
laterControlledCity Tripoli
leaderTitle Chairman
legalBasisClaim representation of Libyan people during uprising
militaryArmCooperatedWith anti-Gaddafi rebel forces
notableEvent capture of Tripoli in August 2011
declaration of Libya’s liberation on 2011-10-23
opposed Libya
surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Muammar Gaddafi
primaryLanguage Arabic
recognizedAsLegitimateAuthorityBy Arab League
European Union
France
Italy
Qatar
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
recognizedAsLibyaRepresentativeBy United Nations General Assembly
replacedBy General National Congress
role de facto government of Libya during the 2011 Libyan Civil War
political leadership of the Libyan opposition in 2011
spokesperson Abdul Hafiz Ghoga
territorialClaim entire territory of Libya
timeInPower 2011-2012
typeOfGovernment provisional council
UNSeatTransferDate 2011-09-16

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Abdul Fatah Younis affiliation National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: National Transitional Council (Libya)
National Transitional Council alsoKnownAs National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: Libyan National Transitional Council
National Transitional Council alsoKnownAs National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: Transitional National Council
2011 Libyan Civil War belligerent National Transitional Council
Battle of Tripoli belligerent National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: National Transitional Council forces
Mahmoud Jibril employer National Transitional Council
Mustafa Abdul Jalil governmentalBodyServed National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: National Transitional Council of Libya
Battle of Sirte (2011) hasCombatant National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: National Transitional Council forces
Battle of Benghazi hasParticipant National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: National Transitional Council forces
Mustafa Abdul Jalil headOfGovernmentBody National Transitional Council
Battle of Sirte (2011) involves National Transitional Council
Mahmoud Jibril memberOf National Transitional Council
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya opposed National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: Libyan transitional authorities
Muammar Gaddafi opposedBy National Transitional Council
this entity surface form: National Transitional Council (Libya)
Misrata militias supported National Transitional Council
Benghazi wasDeFactoCapitalOf National Transitional Council