National Transitional Council
The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. The rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi. The NTC governed Libya for a period of ten months after the end of the war, holding elections to a General National Congress on 7 July 2012, and handing power to the newly elected assembly on 8 August.
Libya | |||||||||
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| 2011–2012 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Libya, Libya, Libya | |||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Tripoli | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary transitional government | ||||||||
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• 2011–2012 | Mustafa Abdul Jalil | ||||||||
• 2011 | Mahmoud Jibril | ||||||||
• 2011-2012 | Abdurrahim El-Keib | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Transitional Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | 2011 Libyan civil war | ||||||||
• Establishment | 5 March 2011 | ||||||||
| 28 August 2011 | |||||||||
| 20 October 2011 | |||||||||
• Handover of power to the elected General National Congress | 8 August 2012 | ||||||||
| Currency | Libyan dinar (LYD) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | LY | ||||||||
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| Abbreviation | NTC |
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| Predecessor | General People's Congress of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Successor | General National Congress of Libya |
| Formation | 27 February 2011 |
| Type | Provisional authority |
| Purpose | Deliberative assembly/ deliberative democracy |
| Headquarters | Tripoli |
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Official language | Arabic |
Chairman | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
Vice Chairman | Mustafa Honi |
Prime Minister | Abdurrahim El-Keib Mahmoud Jibril |
| Website | www |
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Member State of the Arab League |
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| Libya portal |
The formation of the NTC was announced in the city of Benghazi on 27 February 2011 with the purpose to act as the "political face of the revolution". On 5 March 2011, the council issued a statement in which it declared itself to be the "only legitimate body representing the people of Libya and the Libyan state". An executive board, chaired by Mahmoud Jibril, was formed by the council on 23 March 2011 after being de facto assembled as an "executive team" since 5 March 2011. The NTC issued a Constitutional Declaration in August 2011 in which it set up a road-map for the transition of the country to a constitutional democracy with an elected government.
The council gained international recognition as the legitimate governing authority in Libya and occupied the country's seat at the United Nations. In referring to the Libyan state, the council used simply "Libya". The UN formally recognized the country as "Libya" in September 2011, based on a request from the Permanent Mission of Libya citing the Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration of 3 August 2011. In November 2011, the ISO 3166-1 was altered to reflect the new country name "Libya" in English, "Libye (la)" in French.