Interim Government in eastern Libya

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The Interim Government in eastern Libya was a rival administration based in the country’s east that operated in opposition to the internationally recognized authorities in Tripoli during Libya’s post-2014 political split.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political administration ⓘ
rival government ⓘ
aimedTo present itself as the legitimate government of Libya ⓘ
alliedWith Khalifa Haftar ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Interim Government of Libya (eastern-based) ⓘ
al-Ḥukūma al-Muʾaqqata (eastern Libya) ⓘ
capital Al Bayda ⓘ
claimedJurisdictionOver entire territory of Libya ⓘ
claimedLegitimacyFrom 2014 House of Representatives elections ⓘ
conflict Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ
controls parts of eastern Libya ⓘ
some southern Libyan areas (at various times) ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
deFactoLeader Abdullah al-Thani ⓘ
establishedDuring post-Gaddafi transition period ⓘ
foreignPolicyPosition hostile to Islamist-leaning factions in western Libya ⓘ
governanceType interim cabinet appointed by House of Representatives ⓘ
hasCause Libyan Civil War (post-2014 phase) ⓘ
political split in Libya after June 2014 elections ⓘ
headOfGovernment Abdullah al-Thani ⓘ
ideology anti-Islamist ⓘ
internationalRecognition limited bilateral recognition or engagement by some states ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalSystem Libyan law as interpreted by eastern authorities ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) ⓘ
maintained parallel ministries to Tripoli-based government ⓘ
separate National Oil Corporation structures in the east (attempted) ⓘ
separate central bank branch in the east ⓘ
natureOfConflict rival authority to Tripoli-based governments ⓘ
opposedBy UN Support Mission in Libya (politically, in terms of recognition) ⓘ
opposedTo Government of National Accord ⓘ
Government of National Unity ⓘ
internationally recognized authorities in Tripoli ⓘ
partOf Libyan political fragmentation after 2011 ⓘ
politicalStatus rival to UN-backed government in Tripoli ⓘ
unrecognized by United Nations ⓘ
previousSeatOfGovernment Tobruk ⓘ
recognizedBy House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) ⓘ
region eastern Libya ⓘ
replaced its own earlier cabinets under Abdullah al-Thani ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Al Bayda ⓘ
securityApparatus aligned militias and security forces in eastern Libya ⓘ
startTime 2014 ⓘ
succeededBy Government of National Unity–related eastern structures and parallel institutions ⓘ
supportedBy Libyan National Army (Khalifa Haftar) ⓘ
timePeriod post-2014 political split in Libya ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of National Unity (Libya) → predecessor → Interim Government in eastern Libya ⓘ
subject linked to: Government of National Unity
Abdelrazek al-Nadori → employer → eastern-based Libyan authorities ⓘ
linked to: Interim Government in eastern Libya
Interim Government in eastern Libya → alsoKnownAs → Interim Government of Libya (eastern-based) ⓘ
linked to: Interim Government in eastern Libya
Interim Government in eastern Libya → alsoKnownAs → al-Ḥukūma al-Muʾaqqata (eastern Libya) ⓘ
linked to: Interim Government in eastern Libya