Arab Socialist Union (Libya)

This article is about the ASU in Libya. For sister parties in other Arab states, see Arab Socialist Union (disambiguation).

Political party in Libya

Libyan Arab Socialist Union

الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي الليبي

Chairman| Muammar Gaddafi
General Secretary| Bashir Saghir Hawadi[1]
Founded| 11 June 1971; 52 years ago (1971-06-11)[2]
Dissolved| 3 March 1977; 46 years ago (1977-03-03)
Headquarters| Tripoli, Libya
Ideology| Nasserism

* Politics of Libya
* Political parties
* Elections

The Libyan Arab Socialist Union (Arabic: الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي الليبي) was a Libyan political party from 1971 to 1977 based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism. Muammar Gaddafi served as chairman of the party.[3]

## History[edit]

On 11 June 1971, Gaddafi declared the formation of the Arab Socialist Union as the sole legal party of Libya. Gaddafi announced that it would bring true democracy with all participating, eliminate class distinctions and form a new socialist ideology based on Islam, rejecting Marxism.[4]

Many aspects of Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan Arab nationalist, republican, and Arab socialist revolution were based on that of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Like Nasser, Gaddafi seized power with a Free Officers Movement, which became the Revolutionary Command Council.[5] Like its Egyptian counterpart, the Libyan ASU was the sole legal party and was designed as a vehicle for integrated national expression rather than as a political party. The party was open to all Arabs, however only a few non-Libyans joined.[4]

Bashir Hawady was the general secretary of the party.[6] In May 1972, the Libyan ASU and the Egyptian ASU agreed to merge their two parties into a single body.[7] The Arab Socialist Union was closely controlled by the Revolutionary Command Council, which had the power to annul any resolution or dissolve any branch. Trade unions were incorporated into the ASU.[4]

The first congress took place in March 1972 with a membership of 322,000, where Gaddafi made a five-hour speech and then debated other RCC members over the freedom of press and right to strike. At the second national congress in November 1974, the administrative system of governorates and directorates was abolished to create direct contact between the government and the people, and committees were placed under direct supervision of the Arab Socialist Union.[4]

In April 1975, the Arab Socialist Union Congress was replaced by 618-strong body of the General People's Congress. It met in November 1975 and then in January 1976 to approve the budget and demand that all opposition to Gaddafi must be crushed. The Arab Socialist Union was abolished during the Sabha Congress on 3 March 1977.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ John, Ronald Bruce St (2014-06-04). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7876-1.
2. ^ Political Culture in Libya. Routledge. 5 September 2013. p. 46\. ISBN 9781136115868.
3. ^ Cairo Press Review. 21 June 1973. p. 26.
4. ^ a b c d e Bidwell (2012-10-12). Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 47\. ISBN 978-1-136-16291-6.
5. ^ "Libya - The Arab Socialist Union". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
6. ^ Cairo Press Review, 1972. p. 11
7. ^ The Middle East: Abstracts and index, Vol. 23, Part 2. Library Information and Research Service., 1999. p. 248

* v
* t
* e

Political parties in Libya

Active|

* Democratic Party
* Ensaf Movement
* Homeland Party
* Ihya Libya
* Justice and Construction Party
* Libu Party
* Libyan National Movement
* Libyan Popular National Movement
* National Centrist Party
* National Forces Alliance
* National Front Party
* National Movement Party
* National Party for Development and Welfare
* Party of Reform and Development
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya
* Union for Homeland

Defunct|

* Libyan Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
* Libyan Arab Socialist Union
* Libyan Communist Party
* Libyan National Democratic Front
* Muslim Association of the Lictor
* National Front for the Salvation of Libya

* v
* t
* e

Arab nationalism

Ideology|

* Arab socialism
* Ba'athism
* Nasserism
* Pan-Arabism
* Third International Theory

History|

* Arab Revolt
* Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
* 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
* Iraqi Revolt
* Arab separatism in Khuzestan
* 1979 Khuzestan insurgency
* Great Syrian Revolt
* 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
* Anglo-Iraqi War
* Arab–Israeli conflict
* Suez Crisis
* Six-Day War
* War of Attrition
* Yom Kippur War
* Israeli–Palestinian conflict
* 1952 Egyptian Revolution
* Iraqi Intifada
* Algerian War
* 14 July Revolution
* 1959 Mosul uprising
* 1961 Syrian coup d'état
* Arab Cold War
* North Yemen Civil War
* Ramadan Revolution
* 1963 Syrian coup d'état
* Dhofar War
* November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état
* Aden Emergency
* 1966 Syrian coup d'état
* 17 July Revolution
* 1969 Sudanese coup d'état
* 1969 Libyan revolution
* Black September
* Lebanese Civil War
* Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

Concepts|

* Arab identity
* Arab Union
* Arab world
* Arabization

Personalities|

* Butrus al-Bustani
* Michel Aflaq
* Jassem Alwan
* Yasser Arafat
* Abdul Rahman Arif
* Abdul Salam Arif
* Zaki al-Arsuzi
* Bashar al-Assad
* Hafiz al-Assad
* Jamal al-Atassi
* Mansur al-Atrash
* Sultan al-Atrash
* Tariq Aziz
* Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
* Ahmed Ben Bella
* Salah al-Din al-Bitar
* Izzat Darwaza
* Faisal I of Iraq
* Muammar Gaddafi
* Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
* George Habash
* Sati' al-Husri
* Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz
* Saddam Hussein
* Amin al-Husseini
* Salah Jadid
* Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
* Mostéfa Merarda
* Gamal Abdel Nasser
* Adnan Pachachi
* Ameen Rihani
* Fuad al-Rikabi
* Abdullah Rimawi
* Hamdeen Sabahi
* Constantin Zureiq

Organizations|

* Al-Awda
* Al-Fatat
* Al-Mourabitoun
* Arab Ba'ath
* Arab Ba'ath Movement
* Arab Federation
* Arab Higher Committee
* Arab Islamic Republic
* Arab Liberation Army
* Arab Nationalist Movement
* Arab Socialist Action Party
* Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
* Arab Socialist Union (Iraq)
* Arab Socialist Union (Libya)
* Arab Socialist Union Party (Syria)
* Arabian Peninsula People's Union
* Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
* Ba'ath Party
* Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction)
* Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)
* Fatah
* Federation of Arab Republics
* General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries
* Independence Party (Mandatory Palestine)
* Islamic Legion
* Lebanese National Movement
* National Liberation Front (Algeria)
* Palestine Liberation Organization
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
* Rejectionist Front
* Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation
* Unified Political Command
* Union of Arab Republics (1972)
* United Arab Republic
* United Arab States

Literature|

* The Arab Awakening
* The Battle for One Destiny
* On the Way of Resurrection

Symbolism|

* Coat of arms of the United Arab Republic
* Eagle of Saladin
* Flag of the Arab Federation
* Flag of the Arab Revolt
* Hawk of Quraish
* Pan-Arab colors

Related topics|

* Algerian nationalism
* Egyptian nationalism
* Greater Mauritania
* Greater Morocco
* Greater Syria
* Greater Yemen
* Iraqi nationalism
* Islamism
* Jordanian nationalism
* Lebanese nationalism
* Libyan nationalism
* Palestinian nationalism
* Pan-Islamism
* Sahrawi nationalism
* Syrian nationalism
* Tunisian nationalism

* Category

This article about a political party in Libya is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template