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
General People's Committee (Libya) → partOf → Jamahiriya political system ⓘ
linked to: Jamahiriya system
Libyan state-owned enterprises → associatedWith → Jamahiriya political system ⓘ
linked to: Jamahiriya system
Guide of the Revolution → architectOf → Jamahiriya system ⓘ
Muhammad az-Zanati → politicalSystem → Jamahiriya system ⓘ