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{{date|March 11, 2011}}
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[[File:Flag of Libya (1951).svg|thumb|left|Flag of the former [[w:Kingdom of Libya|Kingdom of Libya]], which the [[w:National Transitional Council|National Transitional Council]] and the Libyan opposition in general has adopted as their flag.]]
[[France]] became the first country to formally recognize a newly formed [[Libya|Libyan]] opposition council as the "legitimate representative of the Libyan people." The office of [[Nicolas Sarkozy|French President Nicolas Sarkozy]] said on Thursday it will send [[w:ambassador|ambassadors]] to the rebel stronghold in [[w:Benghazi|Benghazi]], and in return the Libyan opposition council will set up an [[w:embassy|embassy]] in [[Paris]].
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