40th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution

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A light show on the That El Emad Towers in honor of the anniversary.

The 40th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution was a ruby jubilee anniversary in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya celebrated on 1 September 2009 in honor of the 1969 Libyan coup d'état.[1][2][3]

Background

A plane flying during an air show rehearsal on 30 August.

The coup, known officially as the al-Fateh Revolution was carried out by group of military officers led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi known as the Free Officers Movement. The goal of this group was to contribute to the overthrow of King Idris of Libya. On 1 September, 70 army officers and enlisted soldiers who mostly came from the Libyan Army Corps of Signals launched a seizure of the government in Benghazi and, within two hours, gained control of the entire national government. One of the coup plotters first actions were to abolish the monarchy and proclaim the Libyan Arab Republic. Institutions that were later created such as the Libyan People's Court were used to purge any remnants of the former regime. The coup was the result of a continuous rise in ideologies such as Nasserism, Arab nationalism and Arab socialism throughout the Islamic and particularly the Arab world. The coup transitioned the Kingdom of Libya into military state and later a socialist republic or Jamahiriya.[4]

Military parade

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The contingent from the Algerian People's National Armed Forces.

A military parade of troops of the African Union and te Libyan Armed Forces took place on Green Square on 1 September.[5] This marked the first day of celebrations. Troops from foreign countries took part in the parade. Unit's that represented their country included: 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment (Russia),[6][7] 26-member contingent of the Serbian Armed Forces (Serbia).[8] Musical accompaniment was provided by the Armed Forces Band, who performed the national anthem, Allahu Akbar (anthem). Music was also provided by the bands of foreign states, including the Band of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment as well as the bands participating in the World Military Music Festival. For the foreign section of the parade, the bands performed Russian military marches, particularly the Preobrazhensky Regiment March, Hero and Farewell of Slavianka.

Military tattoo

The World Military Music Festival took place on 2 September as a military tattoo that saw the participation of military bands and cultural groups from 16 nations and 5 continents. It was presided by Gaddafi's son Mutassim in his position as National Security Advisor of Libya.[9]

Country Name Photo Name
   Algeria Republican Guard Band  Australia Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes & Drums
   Austria Military Music Band Tyrol  Egypt Egyptian Armed Forces Symphonic Band
   Ethiopia Ethiopian National Defence Force Band  France French Foreign Legion Music Band (MLE)
   Italy Band of the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari", the Sbandieratori Gubbio and the Sbandieratori Sansepolcro  Kenya Waza Afrika Troupe
   Libya Joint Band of the Libyan Armed Forces  Malta Armed Forces of Malta Band
 Mexico Symphonic Band and Chorus of the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico  New Zealand Pipes & Drums of Christchurch City
   Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces Band  Russia EMERCOM Band and the Nalmes State Academic Dance Company
 Senegal Principal Band of the Senegalese Armed Forces  Tunisia Tunisian Army Band
 Ukraine Central Air Force Band  United Kingdom/ Wales Porth Tywyn Band

Each individual band and group had their own short performance before being brought together for massed finale. Performances included pipe band songs, the national anthem, and the massed bands leaving to a Russian tune. The performance took place on Green Square in front of an audience of invited guests and senior military officials and thousands of members of an incredibly appreciative general public.[9] The bands present also gave an additional impromptu street performance on the square.

Attendees

Filipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with the Libyan Chargé d'affaires prior to leaving for Tripoli to attend the parade.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Libyan revolution turns 40". archiv.eurotopics.net. August 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Libya to mark 40th revolution anniversary CCTV-International". english.cctv.com.
  3. ^ "At 40, Gaddafi's Libya Has Much to Celebrate – CSS Blog Network".
  4. ^ "FACTBOX: Libya celebrates 40 years of Gaddafi rule". September 1, 2009 – via www.reuters.com.
  5. ^ a b "Hugs from Chavez as Gaddafi's Libya reaches 40". September 1, 2009 – via www.reuters.com.
  6. ^ "В Ливии празднуют День революции" – via amp.vesti.ru.
  7. ^ "Кремлевский караул примет участие в параде в Ливии". vesti.ru.
  8. ^ "40th anniversary of the Libyan revolution | Serbian Armed Forces". www.vs.rs.
  9. ^ a b "World Military Music Festival". CRAIG ROBERTS.
  10. ^ "40th Anniversary of Libyan Revolution | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com.
  11. ^ News, 26 Septemper. "President Saleh arrives in Libya to take part in the 40th anniversary of the libyan revolution". 26sep.net. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Libre, Diario. "Leonel reaches Libya for African Summit". www.diariolibre.com.
  13. ^ "Tadić attends Libyan revolution anniversary". B92.net.

External links

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