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GNC officially renames Libya the “State of Libya” – until the new constitution.

bySami Zaptia
January 10, 2013
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By Sami Zaptia.

Tripoli, 9 January:

The General National Congress (GNC) voted yesterday, Tuesday, to adopt the “State of Libya” as the country’s . . .[restrict]official name — at least until the approval of the new constitution.

According to a report by the state news agency LANA, the new name, was adopted unanimously by GNC members, and will from now on be used in all documents, slogans, passports, identity cards and all official transactions.

This decision brings to an end the multiplicity of official names that the previous regime had used over the 42 years since the 1969 coup. These included the Libyan Arab Republic, the United Arab Republic, the Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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The new title may stick even after the constitution is established. Other countries use the same designation, notably Qatar and Kuwait.

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Tags: constitutionGNCGreat Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab JamahiriyaLANALibyaNTCstateTCDTransitional Constitutional Declaration

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