September 29, 1969: Libya announces that the agreements covering British and American bases in Libya (signed by king Idris's government in 1953 and 1955 respectively) will not be renewed.

November 14, 1969: Libya takes over 51% of the capital of foreign banks.

December 8, 1969: The Libyan British negotiations on the evacuation of British bases in Libya begin.

December 23, 1969: Agreements are signed providing for the evacuation of Libya by British troops not later than 31 March 1970 and by American troops not later than 30 June 1970.

March 3, 1970: In a speech in Al-Baida Gadhafi declares: "As soon as the problem of foreign bases has been settled we will join the battle against the oil companies."

March 31, 1970: After lenghthy negotiations between Libya's representitives and the British represetatives, the british government agreed to leave Tobruk "Al-Adam" base which was established following World War II. The base was named Jamal Abdulnasir Base and that day is celebrated every year under the name Eid Al Jala. The British forces in Tobruk base were there mainly to insure UK's interests in the region and to insure king Idris's government stability.

June 11, 1970: After lenghthy negotiations between Libya's representitives and the American represetatives, the American government agreed to leave "Almallaha" base near Tripoli which was established following World War II. The day is celebrated every year under the name Eid Al Jala. The American forces in Almallaha and Alwatia bases were there mainly to insure US's interests in the region and to insure king Idris's government stability.

July 7, 1970: The Libyan Government natiolises the networks for distributing oil products owned by foreign oil companies. Henceforward only the Libyan National Oil Company will have the right to distribute these products througout the country.

July 21, 1970: The Libyan Revolutionary Command Counsil decrees the expropriation by the state of all Italian property.

June 11, 1972: On the second anniversary of the American evacuation of the base of Wheelus, Gadhafi delivers a vigorous speech against Britain and the United States. The ambassadors of the two countries leave the official platform.

February 21, 1973: A Libyan civilian airplane was shot down by Israeli Air Force fighters over Sinai. 106 Libyans died in that terrorist attack.

March 12, 1973: Libya nationalized 51% of each of the foreign oil companies doing business in Libya.

August 19, 1981: The Libyan Gulf of Sidra was attacked. Eight American fighters attacked two Libyan Air Force reconnaissance planes and shot them down.

February 1, 1986: The deadline by which all Americans citizens are required to end any cooperation with Libya and leave the country. The deadline was set by President Ronald Regan's administration which one month later ordered its navy to attack Libya.

March 24, 1986: The United States carried out a military air and sea attack on the Gulf of Sirte and other targets. Three air planes participated in the attack.

March 25, 1986: The United States Navy planes in the Mediterranean bombarded some civilian targets in the Gulf of Sirte and a Libyan Coast Guard boat killing some civilians and injuring scores of Libyans.

April 15, 1986: The United States launched a major air raids against Libya presumably in response to the bombing of a discotheque in Berlin on April 5th. A total of 37 people, mostly civilians, died in this raid. To date, no evidence has been presented to support the involvement of Libya in the discotheque bombing.

December 22, 1987: To fight Libyan existence in the African nation of Chad, the first American arm shipment arrived in the Chadian capital Njamina.

June 12, 1988: Gadhafi announced the green charter of human rights and he released hundreds of political prisoners. The charter was announced at the end of a rights convention in the city of Al-Baida. Gadhafi, driving a bouldozer, destroyed some of the political prisons in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

April 6, 1990: British investigators announced that they found an electronic chip that links two Libyans to the explosion of the Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 21, 1988. Libya denied its involvement in the Pan Am flight accedent.

December 7, 1990: A United States air craft left Chad carrying hundreds of Libyans to Nigeria. The Libyans were captured by Chad in its war with Libya. The Libyans were then taken to Zaire, then to the United States. Libya accused the CIA of recruiting some of the Libyan hostages and taking advantage of their situation. Some of the hostages became members of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya and joined its army then some of them had their own opposition group.

April 15, 1992: Accusing two Libyans of masterminding the explosion of the Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland in 21 December 1988, the United Nations imposed sanctions on Libya. Libya offered to let the two accused Libyans to go to a neutral country where they could be tried but the United States and Britain refused, requiring that the two Libyans be tried in Scotland or the United States.

December 22, 1992: A Libyan civilian air plane exploded over Tripoli. 158 people died in the crash. Libya accused Western intilligence agencies of masterminding the explosion . The explosion happened days before the 4th anniversary of the Pan Am flight explosion over Lockerbie, Scotland.