Government of National Accord

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executive authority interim government national unity government

The Government of National Accord was the UN-recognized interim executive authority based in Tripoli that sought to unify Libya’s rival administrations following the 2011 uprising and during the Second Libyan Civil War.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive authority → interim government → national unity government →
agreementSignedOn	2015-12-17 →
aimedTo	oversee political transition in Libya → unify rival Libyan administrations →
basedIn	Tripoli →
capital	Tripoli →
controlledCity	Tripoli →
controlledTerritory	parts of western Libya →
country	Libya →
endedFunctionallyWith	Government of National Unity →
enteredTripoliOn	2016-03-30 →
establishedBy	Libyan Political Agreement →
foreignPolicyFocus	securing international recognition → seeking support against rival forces →
formedOn	2016-03-30 →
headOfPresidencyCouncil	Fayez al-Sarraj →
legislativePartner	House of Representatives →
legitimacyContext	Second Libyan Civil War →
mandate	interim authority until a permanent government is formed →
opposedBy	Khalifa Haftar → Libyan National Army →
presidencyCouncilMembers	multiple representatives of Libyan factions →
primeMinister	Fayez al-Sarraj →
recognizedBy	European Union → Qatar → Turkey → UN Security Council → United Nations → United States →
rivalTo	General National Congress government in Tripoli → House of Representatives government in Tobruk →
securityChallenges	militia fragmentation → offensives by Libyan National Army →
securityContext	Second Libyan Civil War →
signedAgreement	Turkey–Libya maritime boundary deal →
signedAgreementOn	2019-11-27 →
signedAt	Skhirat →
signedInCountry	Morocco →
succededBy	Government of National Unity →
successionYear	2021 →
supportedBy	Italy → Qatar → Turkey → United Kingdom → United States →
timePeriod	2016–2021 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Khalifa Haftar → Libyan National Army →	opposedTo
Libyan Political Agreement ("Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord") → Libyan Political Agreement ("Government of National Accord cabinet") →	providesFor
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) →	belligerent
Libyan Political Agreement →	createdBody
Government of National Accord ("Government of National Unity") →	endedFunctionallyWith
House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) →	hasLegitimacyDisputeWith
Fayez al-Sarraj →	headOfGovernment
Second Libyan Civil War →	mainBelligerent
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) ("UN-recognized Government of National Accord") →	recognizedGovernmentDefender
Petroleum Facilities Guard →	relatedTo
Fayez al-Sarraj ("internationally recognized Government of National Accord") →	supportedBy