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{{Short description|2011–2012 de facto government of Libya}}
{{About|the Libyan government|the Congolese entity|National Transitional Council (Congo)|the Chadian entity|National Transitional Council (Chad)}}
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| leader1 = [[Mustafa Abdul Jalil]]
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| deputy1 = [[Mahmoud Jibril]]
| deputy2 = [[Abdurrahim El-Keib]]
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| year_deputy2 = 2011-2012
| era = 2011 Libyan civil war
| event_start = Establishment
| date_start = 27 February
| year_start = 2011
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{{Politics of Libya}}
The '''National Transitional Council''' ('''NTC''') was a [[transitional government]] established in the [[Libyan civil war (2011)|2011 Libyan civil war]]. The [[anti-Gaddafi forces|rebel forces]] overthrew the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] of [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. The NTC governed Libya for a period of ten months after the end of the war, holding [[2012 Libyan General National Congress election|elections]] to a [[General National Congress]] on 7 July 2012, and handing power to the newly elected assembly on 8 August.<ref>[https://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/08/08/libya-transitional-rulers-hand-over-power/uMPkXd9vTSSHg589mU9ykJ/story.html Libya's transitional rulers hand over power] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208121751/http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/08/08/libya-transitional-rulers-hand-over-power/uMPkXd9vTSSHg589mU9ykJ/story.html |date=8 December 2012 }}, ''Boston.com'', 8 August 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/jul2011/pers-j20.shtml|publisher=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=The US recognises Libya's Transitional National Council|date=20 July 2011|access-date=29 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724153337/http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/jul2011/pers-j20.shtml|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
The formation of the NTC was announced in the city of [[Benghazi]] on 27 February 2011 with the purpose to act as the "political face of the revolution". On 5 March 2011, the council issued a statement in which it declared itself to be the "only legitimate body representing the people of Libya and the Libyan state".<ref name="news.com.au">{{cite news |title=Ferocious Battles in Libya as National Council Meets for First Time |url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/ferocious-battles-in-libya-as-national-council-meets-for-first-time/story-e6frfku0-1226016536676 |date=6 March 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |publisher=[[NewsCore]] (via [[news.com.au]]) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822083631/https://www.news.com.au/world/ferocious-battles-in-libya-as-national-council-meets-for-first-time/news-story/77a9c3d6f7ffdb00ee111056a8447ac8 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">The Interim Transitional National Council Decree 3. 5 March 2011.</ref><ref name="ntclibya_founding" /> An executive board, chaired by [[Mahmoud Jibril]], was formed by the council on 23 March 2011 after being ''de facto'' assembled as an "executive team" since 5 March 2011. The NTC issued a [[Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration|Constitutional Declaration]] in August 2011 in which it set up a road-map for the transition of the country to a [[constitutional democracy]] with an elected government.
The council gained [[International recognition of the National Transitional Council|international recognition]] as the legitimate governing authority in Libya<ref>{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFLDE76E0W120110715|
==Background==
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===Uprising and civil war===
{{Main|2011 Libyan civil war}}
After [[Arab Spring|popular movements]] overturned the rulers of [[Tunisian revolution|Tunisia]] and [[2011 Egyptian revolution|Egypt]], Libya's immediate neighbours to the west and east, Libya experienced a full-scale [[uprising]] beginning in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/17/live-blog-libya |title= Live Blog – Libya |publisher= [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |date= 17 February 2011 |access-date= 23 February 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110223072304/http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/17/live-blog-libya |archive-date= 23 February 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.libyafeb17.com/category/newsfeed/ |title=News | Libya February 17th |publisher=Libyafeb17.com |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030012821/http://archive.libyafeb17.com/category/newsfeed/ |archive-date=30 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> By 20 February, the unrest had spread to Tripoli. Much of Libya had slipped out of Gaddafi's control, falling to anti-Gaddafi forces. [[Cyrenaica|Eastern Libya]], centered around the second largest city and vital port of Benghazi, was firmly under the control of the opposition. The opposition began to organise themselves into a functioning government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/25/world/middleeast/map-of-how-the-protests-unfolded-in-libya.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Map of How the Protests Unfolded in Libya|date=25 February 2011|access-date=26 February 2011|author1=Burgess, Joe|author2=Fahim, Kareem|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228085818/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/25/world/middleeast/map-of-how-the-protests-unfolded-in-libya.html|archive-date=28 February 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Anti-Gaddafi forces marched on [[Sirte]] ([[Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi]]'s hometown) on 28 September 2011. [[Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Gaddafi loyalists]] delayed the attack with the use of their snipers. The [[Battle of Sirte (2011)|fight for Sirte]] ended on 20 October with the capture of the town and the death of Colonel Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15389550|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title=Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi killed, says NTC|date=20 October 2011|access-date=20 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020145228/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15389550|archive-date=20 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>http://www.iso.org/iso/nl_vi-11_name_change_for_libya.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
===Early efforts to form a government===
[[File:Al Bayda opposition meeting.PNG|thumb|left|Opposition meeting in Bayda, 24 February 2011]]
On 24 February 2011, politicians, former military officers, tribal leaders, academics and businessmen held a meeting in the eastern city of [[Bayda, Libya|Bayda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/libya/ |title=Spotlight Libya |publisher=
On 25 February, [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] TV reported that talks were taking place between "personalities from eastern and western Libya" to form an interim government for the post-Gaddafi era.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The following day, former justice minister Mustafa Abdul Jalil was announced to be leading the process of forming an interim body, to be based in Benghazi.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = [[CBN News]] | date = 26 February 2011 | url = http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/26/11/terror-tripoli-pressure-builds-yemen | title = Terror in Tripoli as pressure builds in Yemen |
===Establishment of a national council===
{{History of Libya}}
A National Transitional Council was formed on 27 February to act as "the political face of the revolution".<ref>{{cite news
An Al Jazeera journalist in Benghazi reported that a fully fledged interim government would not be formed until Tripoli was under opposition control.<ref>Reported on Al-Jazeera English TV by Hoda Abdel-Hamid{{full citation needed|date=January 2012}}</ref> This contradicted Jalil's statement of the previous day about the formation of a provisional government. These comments were later clarified by the council as Jalil's "personal views".
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On 5 March, the council issued a statement in which it declared itself to be the "sole representative of all Libya". Mustafa Abdul Jalil was named as chairman of the council.<ref name="news.com.au"/><ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="ntclibya_founding" />
On 10 March, [[France]] became the first country to recognise the council as Libya's only legitimate government.<ref name=BBC103>{{cite web |url=
===Formation of an executive board===
On 23 March, the council established an
===Instability in 2012===
In mid-January 2012, protesters against the NTC stormed its Benghazi headquarters, demanding greater transparency on expenditures, that Gaddafi-era officials be sacked, and that Islamic [[sharia law]] be the source of the country's future constitution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/01/21/189534.html |title=Libyan protesters storm government headquarters in Benghazi |date=21 January 2012 |publisher=Al Arabiya |
===Dissolution===
In a ceremony on 8 August
Hundreds of people gathered in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]'s [[Martyrs' Square, Tripoli|Martyrs' Square]] with candles symbolizing reconciliation.<ref name=BBC88 /> The date of the
According to [[BBC News]], the transfer was "the first [[peaceful transition of power]] in Libya's modern history",<ref name=BBC88>{{cite web |url=
==Aims and objectives==
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The "Declaration of the founding of the National Transitional Council" stated that the main aims of the council were as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ntclibya.org/arabic/first-announcement/ |script-title=ar:إعلان تاسيس المجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت | الجمهورية الليبية - المجلس الوطني الانتقالي |
*Ensure the safety of the national territory and citizens
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*Guide the conduct of foreign policy, and the regulation of relations with other countries and international and regional organizations, and the representation of the Libyan people
In another statement clarifying the goals for a post-Gaddafi Libya, the council committed itself an eight-point plan to hold free and fair elections, draft a national constitution, form political and civil institutions, uphold intellectual and political pluralism, and guarantee citizens' inalienable human rights and the ability of free expression of their aspirations. The council also emphasized its rejection of racism, intolerance, discrimination, and terrorism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/29/vision-democratic-libya-interim-national-council |title=A vision of a democratic Libya |date=29 March 2011 |work=The Guardian |
The stated aim of the NTC was to form a ''de jure'' interim government based in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] and hold elections for a General National Congress to replace it. The GNC would then elect a prime minister, appoint a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution subject to its approval by the Public National Conference (PNC) and by referendum, and then oversee free elections for a representative government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article
==Structure and membership==
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===Legislative body===
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The National Transitional Council claimed to be, and was [[International recognition of the National Transitional Council|widely recognized as]], the "only legitimate body representing the people of Libya and the Libyan state".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ntclibya.org/english/about/ |title=Introducing the Council | The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council |publisher=
Al Jazeera English reported that each city or town under opposition control will be given five seats on the new council and that contact will be established with new cities that come under opposition control to allow them to join the council. The identities of members of the council were not disclosed at the launch conference. Human Rights lawyer [[Hafiz Ghoga]] was the spokesperson for the new council. An Al Jazeera English journalist in Benghazi stated that Mustafa Abdul Jalil still had a leadership role within the new council.<ref name="AJ-LybNatCons">{{cite news
In September 2011, some of the NTC's members were in [[Benghazi]], while some had moved to the ''de jure'' capital [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]. On 8 September, the head of government Mahmoud Jibril became the highest-ranking NTC official yet to move to Tripoli. Prior to Jibril's relocation, Deputy Chairman Ali Tarhouni was the ''de facto'' leader of the NTC in Tripoli.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-sep-8-2011-1928|publisher=Al Jazeera|title=Thursday, September 8, 2011
====Members====
The members of the council included:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntclibya.com/InnerPage.aspx?SSID=7&ParentID=3&LangID=1 |title=The Libyan Interim National Council |publisher=
Council
* [[Mustafa Abdul Jalil]]
* [[Mustafa Honi]]
* [[Ahmed al-Senussi|Zubeir Ahmed El-Sharif]]
* [[Omar El-Hariri]]
City Representatives:
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* [[Hassan Fadeel]]
* [[Salih Dirssi]]
* [[Ahmed Dayikh]]
* [[Mustafa Houni]]
* [[Abd al-Qadr Minsar]]
* [[Emadaldeen Nussayr]]
* [[Khaled Nassrat]]
* [[AbdAllah Turki]]
* [[Mukhtar Jadal]]
* [[Ahmed Zway]]
* [[Mustafa Lindi]]
* [[Abdullah Al-Mayhoub|Abdullah Moussa Al-Mayhoub]]
* [[Taher Dyab]]
* [[Mussa Balkami]]
* [[Mohamed ZaynAbideen]]
* [[Fathi Baja|Fathi Mohammed Baja]]
* [[Ahmed Al-Abbar]]
* [[Salwa El-Deghali|Salwa Fawzi El-Deghali]]
* [[Khaled Sayih]]
* [[Mansour Mohamed El-Kikhia|Mansour Kikhia]]
* Intisar Ageeli
* Abd al-Basset Naama
* Ihbaybil Doii
* [[Ashour Bourashed]]
* [[Khaled Ahmed ShikShik]]
* [[Othman BenSassi]]
* [[Abd al-Majeed Sayf-alNasser]]
* [[Mohamed Rimash]]
* [[Fraj Shoeib]]
* [[Ali al-Juwani]]
* [[Farhat Shirshari]]
* [[Othman Mgayrhi]]
* [[Alameen Bilhaj]]
* [[Abd al-Razzag Aradi]]
* [[Mohamed Hrayzi]]
* [[Abd al-Razzag Abuhajar]]
* [[Ali Shitwi]]
* [[AbdAllah Banoon]]
* [[Abd al-Nasser Salem]]
* [[Abd al-Basset Abadi]]
* [[Abd al-Nasser Nafaa]]
* [[Salih Darhub]]
* [[Osama AbuKraza]]
* [[Milad Oud]]
* [[Ali Manaa]]
* [[Idris AbuFayid]]
* [[Jamal Issa]]
* [[Ali Gamma]]
* [[Abd al-Hadi Shaweesh]]
* [[Ramadan Khaled]]
* [[Ibrahim BenGhasheer]]
* [[Suleiman Fortia|Suleiman Al-Fortia]]
* [[Mohamed
* [[Salem Gnan]]
* [[Hassan Sghayir]]
* [[Saad Nasr]]
* [[Abd al-Razzaq Madi]]
* [[Mubarak al-Futmani]]
{{
**AbdAllah Banoon of Tripoli resigned to form a political party.
===Executive Board===
On 5 March 2011, a crisis committee was set up to act as the executive arm of the council. An Executive Board was announced on 23 March 2011.<ref name=airforce/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/2011322193944862310.html#
The
====Members (March–August 2011)====
Prior to the re-shuffle in August 2011, the board members were:<ref name=board/>
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*[[Mahmoud Jibril]] – [[List of heads of government of Libya|Chairman]] and
*[[Ali Abd-al-Aziz al-Isawi|Ali Al-Issawi]] –
*Ahmed Hussein Al-Darrat – Internal Affairs and Local Government
*[[Jalal al-Digheily]] – Defence (formerly Military Affairs)
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*Hania Al-Gumati – Social Welfare
*Abdullah Shamia – Economic
*[[Ali Tarhouni]] – [[Ministry of Finance (Libya)|Finance and Oil]]
*[[Anwar Fituri]] – Transportation and Communications
*Abulgassim Nimr – Environment
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*Ahmed Al-Jehani – Reconstruction and Infrastructure
*Suliman El-Sahli – Education
{{
====Members (October 2011)====
A new cabinet was unveiled in early October 2011, though not all of its members were announced at once. Individuals confirmed to be part of the new board included<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/2011102181154543584.html|publisher=Al Jazeera|title=New cabinet takes shape in Libya|date=2 October 2011|
The executive board was dissolved on 22 November 2011 as per the Interim constitution which stated that the
===Interim government===
El-Keib unveiled the interim government on 22 November 2011:<ref>{{citation|title = Full List of Official NTC Executive Board|date = 22 November 2011|url = http://feb17.info/official-documents/full-list-of-official-ntc-executive-board-english-arabic/|publisher = FEB17.info|access-date = 15 December 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111125040254/http://feb17.info/official-documents/full-list-of-official-ntc-executive-board-english-arabic|archive-date = 25 November 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111124/world/Former-rebels-get-key-posts.395252 Former rebels get key posts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531074324/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111124/world/Former-rebels-get-key-posts.395252 |date=31 May 2016 }} times of malta</ref><ref>[https://www.pm.gov.ly/ministries.html Ministries and ministers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201003522/http://www.pm.gov.ly/ministries.html |date=1 December 2012 }} The Libyan government transition - Prime Minister's Office</ref>
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*[[Abdurrahim El-Keib]] – Prime Minister
*[[Mustafa A.G. Abushagur]]- Deputy Prime Minister
*[[Hamza Abu Faris]] – Minister of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
*[[Ali Ashour (politician)|Ali Ashour]] – Minister of Justice
*[[Anwar Fituri]] – Minister of Communications and Information Technology
*[[Mustafa Rugibani]] – Minister of Labor
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*[[Mabrouka Jibril]] – Minister of Social Affairs
*[[Abdulrahman Ben Yezza]] – Minister of Oil
*[[Hasan Zaglam]] – [[Ministry of Finance (Libya)|Minister of Finance]]
*[[AbdulHamid BuFruja]] – Minister of Agriculture
*[[Mahmoud Fetais]] – Minister of Industry
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*[[Fathi Terbil]] – Minister of Youth
*[[Ibrahim Eskutri]] – Minister of Construction
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===Local government===
During the war, in opposition-held Benghazi, a 15-member "local committee"<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya's Second City, Benghazi, Learns To Govern Itself After Decades of Oppression |
Similar "local committees" were formed in other cities controlled by opposition groups.<ref>{{cite web | author = Garcia-Navarro, Lourdes | url = https://www.npr.org/2011/02/23/134003954/New-Government-Forms-In-Eastern-Libya | title = New Government Forms in Eastern Libya | publisher = [[NPR]] | date = 23 February 2011 |
===Commercial bodies===
The council established the following commercial bodies to manage its financial affairs:
* The Central Bank of Benghazi – to act as the "monetary authority competent in monetary policies in Libya"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ntclibya.org/english/meeting-on-19-march-2011/ |title=Meeting Outcomes of the Interim National Council Held on 19 March 2011 |publisher=
* Libyan Oil Company – to act as the "supervisory authority on oil production and policies in the country"<ref>{{cite web |
==Armed forces==
{{
The [[anti-Gaddafi forces]] were Libyan armed forces which were constituted during the 2011 war by defected military members and armed citizens in order to engage in battle against remaining members of the [[Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Jamahiriya's armed forces]], hired mercenaries and paramilitary loyal to the rule of [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. The [[National Liberation Army (Libya)|National Liberation Army]], formerly known as the Free Libyan Army, was the NTC's military arm, with the small [[Free Libyan Air Force]] operating assets including captured and defected fighter jets and helicopters.
[[Omar El-Hariri]] was the first military affairs minister the NTC named, holding that position from 23 March 2011 forward. By 19 May 2011, however, [[Jalal al-Digheily]] had replaced El-Hariri.<ref name="economist">{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/18713650?story_id=18713650&fsrc=rss|
On 1 April 2011, [[Abdul Fatah Younis]] was announced as commander of the NTC's forces, in an attempt to form an organized fighting structure due to a string of failures. Younis was killed in an attack on 29 July 2011 which was variously blamed on pro-Gaddafi agents,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/07/28/libya-rebel-head-abdel-fattah-younis-killed-115875-23304284|title= Rebel head Abdel-Fattah Younis Killed|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=28 July 2011|
==Foreign relations==
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{{Legend|#C10000|Countries that formally opposed recognition of the NTC at the UN}}
{{Legend|#FF5555|Countries that voted against the transfer of Libya's UN seat to the NTC}}]]
{{
In July 2011, the [[Libya Contact Group]] of representatives of many nations announced its participants' agreement to deal with the National Transitional Council as the "legitimate governing authority in Libya".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFLDE76E0W120110715|title= Excerpts from Libya Contact Group Chair's Statement|agency= [[Reuters]]|work= Reuters Africa
[[Mohammed El Senussi]], the [[pretender]] to the [[House of Senussi|throne of Libya]], also voiced his support for the NTC.<ref name="Libya's 'exiled prince' urges world action" >{{cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=9 March 2011 |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/March/international_March491.xml§ion=international |title=Libya's 'Exiled Prince' Urges World Action |work=
While NTC forces were working to secure military victory on the ground, the NTC's chairman, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, was working to foster good diplomatic relations overseas. Before Gaddafi was killed Abdul Jalil negotiated a deal with the British government to pay millions in compensation to victims of [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] attacks that used Jamahiriya-supplied arms.<ref>{{cite news|
===Military intervention===<!-- Is this subsection currently needed or necessary? -->
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==References==
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==External links==
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