Jamahiriya system

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The Jamahiriya system was Muammar Gaddafi’s idiosyncratic form of direct democracy in Libya, based on people’s congresses and committees and outlined in his Green Book as an alternative to traditional representative government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf direct democracy model
form of government
political system
associatedWork The Green Book, Part One
linked to: The Green Book

The Green Book, Part Three
linked to: The Green Book

The Green Book, Part Two
linked to: The Green Book
claimedPrinciple abolition of representative institutions
direct democracy
popular authority
claimedTo embody popular sovereignty
replace representative democracy
coreText The Green Book
country Libya
criticizedFor authoritarian practice
concentration of power in Gaddafi
endEvent Libyan Civil War
endUse 2011
founder Muammar Gaddafi
governanceLevel local people's congresses
national General People's Congress
sectoral people's committees
governanceMechanism delegated committees
mass meetings
headOfStateTitle Leader of the Revolution
ideology Arab socialism
Islamic socialism
Third International Theory
implementedByRegime Gaddafi government
linked to: Gaddafi era

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Libya
introducedInCountry Libya
languageOfName Arabic
leaderRole Guide of the Revolution
legalBasis Declaration of the People's Authority
nameMeaning republic of the masses
officialStateNameLinked Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Libya
politicalStructure Basic People's Congresses
General People's Congress
people's committees
people's congresses
propagandaTerm state of the masses
region North Africa
rejectedConcept parliamentary representation
political parties
traditional representative government
startEvent Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
startUse 1977
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century

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Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya partOf Jamahiriya political system
linked to: Jamahiriya system
Gaddafi era politicalSystem Jamahiriya system
People's Committees system partOf Jamahiriya state structure
linked to: Jamahiriya system
People's Committees system timePeriod Jamahiriya era
linked to: Jamahiriya system
Basic People's Congresses partOf People's Authority system of Libya
linked to: Jamahiriya system
The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book) associatedWith Jamahiriya political system
linked to: Jamahiriya system
The Solution of the Economic Problem (Part Two of The Green Book) linkedTo Jamahiriya political system
linked to: Jamahiriya system
Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya politicalSystemContext Jamahiriya system
subject linked to: Secretary-General