Free Officers Movement (Libya)
The Free Officers Movement (Arabic: حركة الضباط الأحرار) was a group of Arab nationalist and Nasserist officers in the Libyan Army that planned and carried out the 1969 Libyan coup d'état which deposed King Idris and the Libyan monarchy. It was led by a twelve-member cabinet known as the Revolutionary Command Council, whose chairman was Muammar Gaddafi, which came to govern the Libyan Arab Republic.
| Free Officers Movement | |
|---|---|
| حركة الضباط الأحرار | |
Flag of the Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1972) | |
| Founding leader | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Dates of operation | 1964–1969 |
| Active regions | Kingdom of Libya |
| Ideology | Arab nationalism Republicanism Anti-imperialism Pan-Arabism Arab socialism Nasserism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Opponents | King Idris |
| Battles and wars | 1969 Libyan coup d'état |
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