1969 Libyan coup d'état attempt

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1969 Libyan coup d'état attempt
Part of the Arab Cold War
Date 7 December 1969[1] Location Libya Result Coup suppressed
Belligerents
Gaddafi's government	Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Col. Muammar Gaddafi (Chairman of the Revolutionary Council)	Lt. Col (Defense Minister) Lt. Col (Interior Minister)
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Having taken power in a coup three months earlier, Muammar Gaddafi faced a mutiny by army and interior ministers Moussa Ahmed and Adam Hawaz, both from the eastern . The pair were routed and imprisoned in the first of Gaddafi's many survivals.^{[2] [3]}

See also[]

• 1969 Libyan coup d'état
• 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt
• 2014 Libyan coup d'état attempts

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