20th century – 20th century
Eastern Libya
The Emirate of Cyrenaica was a political entity established in eastern Libya on 16 November 1918 after Libyan resistance weakened Italian rule. Italy recognized it in 1919 and granted it a parliament, while the Treaty of al-Radjma in 1920 expanded its rights. In January 1922, it entered a political union with the Tripolitanian Republic under Idris al-Sanusi.
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The Story
The Emirate of Cyrenaica was established in eastern Libya on 16 November 1918, in the aftermath of successful Libyan resistance against Italy. Its creation formed one of two political arrangements that emerged from the weakening of Italian control after the First World War, the other being the Tripolitanian Republic in western Libya.
Italy recognized the emirate in 1919 and granted it its own parliament. The Treaty of al-Radjma in 1920 provided further rights, creating a formal framework for limited political autonomy. The passage presents these concessions as consequences of military pressure and Italy’s difficulty maintaining control over Libya.
In January 1922, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania agreed to establish a political union. Idris al-Sanusi, the leader of the Sanusiyya, became head of the union, and its central committee was located at Gharyan.
20th century – 20th century
Eastern Libya
The Emirate of Cyrenaica was a political entity established in eastern Libya on 16 November 1918 after Libyan resistance weakened Italian rule. Italy recognized it in 1919 and granted it a parliament, while the Treaty of al-Radjma in 1920 expanded its rights. In January 1922, it entered a political union with the Tripolitanian Republic under Idris al-Sanusi.
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The Story
The Emirate of Cyrenaica was established in eastern Libya on 16 November 1918, in the aftermath of successful Libyan resistance against Italy. Its creation formed one of two political arrangements that emerged from the weakening of Italian control after the First World War, the other being the Tripolitanian Republic in western Libya.
Italy recognized the emirate in 1919 and granted it its own parliament. The Treaty of al-Radjma in 1920 provided further rights, creating a formal framework for limited political autonomy. The passage presents these concessions as consequences of military pressure and Italy’s difficulty maintaining control over Libya.
In January 1922, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania agreed to establish a political union. Idris al-Sanusi, the leader of the Sanusiyya, became head of the union, and its central committee was located at Gharyan.
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