page_title: Kingdom of Libya
section_title: 2011 Libyan revolution
hierarchical_section_title: Kingdom of Libya / Aftermath / 2011 Libyan revolution
caption_attribution_description: English: A Benghazi citizen holding King Idris's photo. العربية: مواطن من بنغازي يحمل صورة الملك إدريس السنوسي.
context_page_description: The Kingdom of Libya, called the United Kingdom of Libya until 1963, came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris and established the Libyan Arab Republic.
context_section_description: Although the king and the crown prince died in exile and most of the younger generation of Libyans were born after the monarchy, the Senussi dynasty has enjoyed somewhat of a comeback during the 2011 Libyan civil war, especially in the dynasty's traditional stronghold of Cyrenaica. Opposition demonstrators to Colonel Gaddafi used the old tricolour flag of the monarchy, some carried portraits of the king, and played the old national anthem Libya, Libya, Libya. Two of the surviving Senussi exiles were planning to return to Libya to support the protestors.
caption: A young Benghazian carrying King Idris's photo during the 2011 civil war.
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