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The '''Embassy of Libya''' in [[London]] is the [[diplomatic mission]] of [[Libya]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="LDL">{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |title=The London Diplomatic List |date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-11 }}</ref> Libya also maintains a Consular & Cultural Affairs Section at 61-62 Ennismore Gardens, [[Knightsbridge]] and a Medical Office at 22 Red Lion Street, [[Bloomsbury]].<ref name="LDL"/> |
The '''Embassy of Libya''' in [[London]] is the [[diplomatic mission]] of [[Libya]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="LDL">{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |title=The London Diplomatic List |date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-11 }}</ref> Libya also maintains a Consular & Cultural Affairs Section at 61-62 Ennismore Gardens, [[Knightsbridge]] and a Medical Office at 22 Red Lion Street, [[Bloomsbury]].<ref name="LDL"/> |
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The embassy was formerly located in the [[St James's]] district and was frequently targeted by protesters opposed to the rule of [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. |
The embassy was formerly located in the [[St James's]] district and was frequently targeted by protesters opposed to the rule of [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. On 17 April 1984, shots were fired from the embassy towards protesters on [[St James's Square]], injuring ten and killing a British police officer, [[Yvonne Fletcher]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/17/newsid_2488000/2488369.stm|title=Libyan embassy shots kill policewoman|publisher=BBC | date=17 April 1984}}</ref> With the subsequent siege of the embassy by armed police and [[deportation|expelling]] of those inside,<ref>{{cite news | url= http://world.time.com/2011/08/24/the-bloody-history-of-londons-infamous-libyan-embassy/ | title= The Bloody History of London's Infamous Libyan Embassy | date=24 August 2011 | work=Time}}</ref> diplomatic relations with Libya were broken off and were not resumed until 1999, whereupon the embassy was moved to its current location in [[Knightsbridge]]. |
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The embassy was again the focus of attention in 2011 during the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]]. There were several protests in the early part of the year<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12519676 | title= Gaddafi protests outside Libyan embassy in London | date=20 February 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref> against the Gaddafi government's crackdown on protesters in [[Benghazi]], culminating in the occupation of the embassy's roof and the swapping of the flag with that of the [[National Transitional Council]] (now the current Libyan flag).<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/16/protesters-occupy-libyan-embassy-roof | title= Protesters occupy Libyan embassy roof in London | date=16 March 2011}}</ref> In July of that year the British government expelled the existing embassy staff and formally recognised the NTC as the sole legitimate authority in Libya.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-welcomes-re-opening-of-libyan-embassy | title= Foreign Secretary welcomes re-opening of Libyan Embassy | date=9 August 2011}}</ref> |
The embassy was again the focus of attention in 2011 during the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]]. There were several protests in the early part of the year<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12519676 | title= Gaddafi protests outside Libyan embassy in London | date=20 February 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref> against the Gaddafi government's crackdown on protesters in [[Benghazi]], culminating in the occupation of the embassy's roof and the swapping of the flag with that of the [[National Transitional Council]] (now the current Libyan flag).<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/16/protesters-occupy-libyan-embassy-roof | title= Protesters occupy Libyan embassy roof in London | date=16 March 2011}}</ref> In July of that year the British government expelled the existing embassy staff and formally recognised the NTC as the sole legitimate authority in Libya.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-welcomes-re-opening-of-libyan-embassy | title= Foreign Secretary welcomes re-opening of Libyan Embassy | date=9 August 2011}}</ref> |
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File:Embassy_of_Libya_in_London_2.jpg|Plaque outside the embassy |
File:Embassy_of_Libya_in_London_2.jpg|Plaque outside the embassy |
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File:Libyan Peoples Bureau London.jpg|The embassy in 2008, prior to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi |
File:Libyan Peoples Bureau London.jpg|The embassy in 2008, prior to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi |
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File:WPC Yvonne Fletcher shortly after being shot.jpg|Yvonne Fletcher, after having been shot outside the Libyan People's Bureau |
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==See also== |
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* [[Murder of Yvonne Fletcher]] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 18:43, 30 October 2020
| Embassy of Libya in London | |
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| Location | Knightsbridge, London |
| Address | 15 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LY |
| Coordinates | 51°30′8.4″N 0°9′14.4″W / 51.502333°N 0.154000°W |
| Ambassador | Mahmud Mohammed Nacua |
The Embassy of Libya in London is the diplomatic mission of Libya in the United Kingdom.[1] Libya also maintains a Consular & Cultural Affairs Section at 61-62 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge and a Medical Office at 22 Red Lion Street, Bloomsbury.[1]
The embassy was formerly located in the St James's district and was frequently targeted by protesters opposed to the rule of Muammar Gaddafi. On 17 April 1984, shots were fired from the embassy towards protesters on St James's Square, injuring ten and killing a British police officer, Yvonne Fletcher.[2] With the subsequent siege of the embassy by armed police and expelling of those inside,[3] diplomatic relations with Libya were broken off and were not resumed until 1999, whereupon the embassy was moved to its current location in Knightsbridge.
The embassy was again the focus of attention in 2011 during the Libyan Civil War. There were several protests in the early part of the year[4] against the Gaddafi government's crackdown on protesters in Benghazi, culminating in the occupation of the embassy's roof and the swapping of the flag with that of the National Transitional Council (now the current Libyan flag).[5] In July of that year the British government expelled the existing embassy staff and formally recognised the NTC as the sole legitimate authority in Libya.[6]
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Plaque outside the embassy -
The embassy in 2008, prior to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi -
The former Libyan Embassy (left) in St James's Square which was known as the Libyan People's Bureau -
Yvonne Fletcher, after having been shot outside the Libyan People's Bureau
See also
References
- ^ a b "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
- ^ "Libyan embassy shots kill policewoman". BBC. 17 April 1984.
- ^ "The Bloody History of London's Infamous Libyan Embassy". Time. 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Gaddafi protests outside Libyan embassy in London". BBC News. 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Protesters occupy Libyan embassy roof in London". 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Foreign Secretary welcomes re-opening of Libyan Embassy". 9 August 2011.
