Royal Military Academy, Benghazi

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The Royal Military Academy in Benghazi is a Libyan military training institution best known as the place where Muammar Gaddafi and several of his fellow officers were educated before leading the 1969 coup that brought him to power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
military academy
admissionRestrictedTo military cadets
associatedWithEvent 1969 Libyan coup d'état
continuedUnder Libyan Arab Republic
controlledBy Libyan government
country Libya
educationalFocus military science
officer training
era Kingdom of Libya era
hasLanguage Arabic
hasLevel tertiary education
hasProgram military leadership training
officer commissioning program
hasStudentBody Libyan officer cadets
hasType military officer academy
officer training school
historicalSignificance training ground for Muammar Gaddafi and fellow coup leaders
locatedIn Benghazi
Cyrenaica
eastern Libya
namedAfter royal status of the Kingdom of Libya
notableAlumnus Free Officers Unionist officers
Muammar Gaddafi
operatedBy Libyan Army
partOf Libyan Armed Forces
regionServed Libya
North Africa
roleInEvent training site of officers who led the 1969 Libyan coup d'état
sector defence
military education
trainingIncludes infantry tactics
leadership development
military discipline
political education (historically)

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Khalifa Haftar ("Benghazi Military Academy")
Muammar Gaddafi
education

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