1984 in Libya

none March 2026 1984 The following lists events that happened during 1984 in Libya. Incumbents Prime Minister: Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (until 16 February), Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab (starting 16 February) Events March Four Libyan nationals are arrested in London on charges following explosions at Manchester and Heathrow airports. Diplomatic relations between Britain and Libya were broken. Four British are taken hostage in retaliation. April 30 April - Muammar Gaddafi proposes a mutual withdrawal of both French and Libyan forces from Chad, ending Operation Manta. The offer was accepted, and four months later, Mitterrand and Gaddafi announced that the troop withdrawal would start on September 25, and be completed by November 10. June 5 June - Al-Sadek Hamed Al-Shuwehdy, a Libyan engineer, is publicly executed in a Benghazi basketball stadium after a show trial. Huda Ben Amer, a Gaddafi loyalist and later mayor of Benghazi, becomes known as "Huda the executioner" after rushing in to aid in the execution.Kobeissi Kamal "Huda the Hang Women" will now face her own executioner https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011%2F09%2F04%2F165400 Al-Arabiya 17 March 2026 ar 4 September 2011Bowcott Owen Libyan rebels place notorious Gaddafi regime figure 'under arrest' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/02/libyan-rebels-executioner-under-arrest The Guardian 17 March 2026 2 September 2011 August 13 August - The Oujda Treaty is signed, in Oujda, Morocco. It aims to establish the "Arab-African Union of States" between Libya and Morocco. Morocco will end up cancelling the treaty two years later, before any union is actually established.Libya–Morocco: Treaty Instituting the Arab-African Union of States International Legal Materials 1984 23 5 1022–1026 https://www.jstor.org/stable/20692755 17 March 2026 0020-7829Morocco, Libya Announce Pact Aimed at Unifying the Maghreb https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/08/15/morocco-libya-announce-pact-aimed-at-unifying-the-maghreb/d83b4342-3661-432b-9a0e-93380a69ffd0/ The Washington Post 17 March 2026 15 August 1984MOROCCO CANCELING TREATY AIMED AT UNION WITH LIBYA https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/30/world/morocco-canceling-treaty-aimed-at-union-with-libya.html 17 March 2026 The New York Times 30 August 1986 3 28 August - Gaddafi lays the foundation stone in Sarir area for the commencement of the construction of the Great Man-Made River Project. References 2 1984 Category:1980s in Libya Category:Years of the 20th century in Libya Libya Libya