Jamahiriya

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Jamahiriya was the unique form of direct-democracy-based state envisioned and implemented by Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, characterized by rule through popular congresses and committees rather than traditional representative institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf direct democracy model
form of government
associatedWith Libyan Arab Jamahiriya NERFINISHED
Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED
basedOn The Green Book NERFINISHED
characterizedBy claim of direct popular rule
rejection of representative democracy
rule through popular committees
rule through popular congresses
claimedFeature direct participation of citizens in decision-making
constitutionalBasis Declaration of the Establishment of the People’s Authority NERFINISHED
coreText The Green Book, Part One: The Solution of the Problem of Democracy NERFINISHED
The Green Book, Part Three: The Social Basis of the Third International Theory NERFINISHED
The Green Book, Part Two: The Solution of the Economic Problem NERFINISHED
countryOfImplementation Libya NERFINISHED
economicModel state-guided socialism
economicPolicy promotion of worker self-management in theory
restriction of wage labor
endUseInLibya 2011
etymologyFromWord jumhūriyya
etymologyLanguage Arabic NERFINISHED
etymologyMeaning mass state
foreignPolicyOrientation anti-imperialist
pan-African
pan-Arab
governancePrinciple popular authority instead of elected representatives
governingBodies Basic People’s Congresses NERFINISHED
General People’s Committee NERFINISHED
General People’s Congress NERFINISHED
People’s Committees NERFINISHED
ideologue Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED
implementedBy Libyan Arab Jamahiriya NERFINISHED
internationalPerception authoritarian system
legalSystemInfluence Islamic law
mediaControl state-controlled media
officialIdeology Third International Theory NERFINISHED
opposes liberal democracy
parliamentary representation
political parties
politicalLeaderTitle Leader of the Revolution NERFINISHED
politicalPluralism one-party or no-party system in practice
promotedAs alternative to capitalism
alternative to communism
region North Africa
selfDescription state of the masses
startUseInLibya 1977
symbolAssociated green flag of Libya (1977–2011) NERFINISHED

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General People's Congress (Libya) partOf Jamahiriya
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
General People's Congress (Libya) countryGovernedDuringExistence Jamahiriya
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
People's Committees system coreOf Jamahiriya
this entity surface form: Jamahiriya political system
Jamahiriya (state of the masses) implementedInStateForm Jamahiriya
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Secretary-General countryDuringExistence Jamahiriya
subject surface form: Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Muammar Gaddafi (loyalist side, political and military leader) allegiance Jamahiriya
subject surface form: Muammar Gaddafi
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Muammar Gaddafi (loyalist side, political and military leader) founded Jamahiriya
subject surface form: Muammar Gaddafi
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya system
Muammar Gaddafi (loyalist side, political and military leader) implementedPolicy Jamahiriya
subject surface form: Muammar Gaddafi
this entity surface form: Jamahiriya direct democracy model
Khamis allegiance Jamahiriya
subject surface form: Khamis Gaddafi
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Mutassim politicalAlignment Jamahiriya
subject surface form: Mutassim Gaddafi
this entity surface form: Jamahiriya ideology
Khamis Muammar Gaddafi allegiance Jamahiriya
this entity surface form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya