1986 in Libya

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← 1985 1984 1983 1986 in Libya → 1987 1988 1989
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See also:	Other events of 1986 List of years in Libya

The following lists events that happened during 1986 in Libya.

• Prime Minister: Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab (until 3 March), Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (starting 3 March)

• 23 March - The Gulf of Sidra Incident.

• 15 April - U.S. aircraft bombs airfields and barracks within Libya.^[1]

• After the bombing the country was renamed Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

• Gaddafi announces plans for a unified African gold dinar currency, to challenge the dominance of the US Dollar and Euro currencies. The African dinar would have been measured directly in terms of gold.

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