General People's Congress
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The General People's Congress was the national legislature and highest political authority in Libya during Muammar Gaddafi's Jamahiriya era, functioning as the central body of his system of direct popular rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General People's Congress canonical | 3 |
| General People’s Congress | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
political institution ⓘ |
| abolishedFollowingEvent | Libyan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| actualDecisionMakingMode | centralized rule under Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appoints |
General Secretary of the General People's Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the General People's Committee ⓘ |
| basedOnDocument |
Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedDecisionMakingMode | direct popular rule ⓘ |
| composedOf | delegates from Basic People's Congresses ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme instrument of the people's authority ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 2011 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2 March 1977 ⓘ |
| deFactoLeader | Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2011 ⓘ |
| dominantPoliticalOrganization | Revolutionary Committees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1977 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Basic People's Congresses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
approve development plans
ⓘ
approve general policies of the Libyan state ⓘ approve state budget ⓘ elect or confirm members of executive bodies ⓘ |
| governingPeriodEnd | 2011 ⓘ |
| governingPeriodStart | 1977 ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | General Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | General Secretary of the General People's Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Third International Theory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
direct democracy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | annually or in special sessions as required ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeader | Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Jamahiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemType | single-party dominant system ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | highest political authority in Libya under the Jamahiriya system ⓘ |
| precededBy |
House of Representatives of Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarchical parliamentary institutions of the Kingdom of Libya ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
General National Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Transitional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
central body of system of direct popular rule
ⓘ
formal supreme state authority under Gaddafi ⓘ national legislature of Libya during the Jamahiriya era ⓘ |
| supervises | General People's Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
General People’s Congress