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- The Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory was a territory in the southern part of Italian Libya which was occupied and administered by Free France from 1943 until Libya gained independence in 1951. It was part of the allied occupation of Libya.
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French administration was directed by a staff stationed in Sabha, but it was largely exercised through Fezzan notables of the family of Sayf an Nasr. At the lower echelons, French troop commanders acted in both military and civil capacities according to customary French practice in the Algerian Sahara.
Free French troops occupied Murzuk, a chief town of Fezzan, on 16 January 1943, and proceeded to administer Fezzan with a staff stationed in Sabha, forming the Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames. French administration was largely exercised through Fezzan notables of the family of Sayf Al Nasr.
The Allied administration of Libya was the control of the ex-colony of Italian Libya by the Allies from 13 May 1943 until Libyan independence was granted in 1951. It was divided into two parts: British Military Administration of Libya (UN administration after 1949) French Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames (UN administration after 1949)
The Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames was a territory in the southern part of the former Italian colony of Libya controlled by the French from 1947 until Libyan independence in 1951. It was part of the Allied administration of Libya. Free French forces from French Chad occupied the area that...
Feb 8, 2013 · Fast Facts. Region: North Africa. Group: Libya Area. Classification: Military Occupation (France) Prior Regime: Fezzan-Ghadames, French Occupation. Key Dates: 1943, Jan 18 – French assume control in Fezzan-Ghadames and establish Military Authority. 1943, Feb – Axies forces driven out of Libya.
Fast Facts. Region: North Africa. Group: Libya Area. Classification: Military Occupation (French) Prior Regime: Italian Occupation of Libya. Key Dates: 1943, Jan 18 – French assume control in Fezzan-Ghadames and establish Military Authority. 1943, Feb – Axies forces driven out of Libya. 1949 – Fezzan-Ghadames separated into occupied territories.
May 14, 2018 · During World War II, Free French forces advancing from Chad in 1942 and 1943 expelled the Italians and set up a military administration closely linked with Algeria and Tunisia. Fezzan became one of the three constituent provinces of the United Kingdom of Libya declared independent in December 1951.
