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Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi ( Arabic: إدريس, romanized : Idrīs; 13 March 1890 – 25 May 1983) [1] was a Libyan political and religious leader who was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 until his ouster in the 1 September 1969 coup d'état.
Idris I (born March 13, 1890, Jarabub, Cyrenaica, Libya—died May 25, 1983, Cairo, Egypt) was the first king of Libya when that country gained its independence in 1951. In 1902 Idris succeeded his father as head of the Sanūsiyyah, an Islamic tariqa, or brotherhood, centred in Cyrenaica.
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Apr 3, 2022 · Learn about the life and rule of King Idris, the first leader of independent Libya from 1951 to 1969. Find out how he became the chief of the Senussi order, how he resisted Italian colonialism, and how he was overthrown by Colonel Qaddafi.
Sayed Mohamed Idris Al Sanusi (Arabic: السيد محمد إدريس بن محمد المهدي السنوسي; Al Sayed Prince Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi al Sanusi; 12 March 1890 – 25 May 1983) was a Libyan political and religious leader.
King Idris I: The forgotten first and last king of Libya. As Libya is in search of a future, we look back into its past, one which saw it put up a revolutionary fight against Italian occupation — the end of which paved the way for Idris to become the country's first ruler.
Dec 24, 2018 · Learn about the life and reign of Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi, the only king to ever rule post-independent Libya. Find out how he came to power, how he ruled, and how he was deposed by Gaddafi in 1969.
May 23, 2018 · Idris I was the leader of the Sanusiyah brotherhood and the head of Cyrenaica under Italian rule. He became the king of Libya in 1951 after the country's independence from Italy, but was overthrown by a military coup in 1969.
