1977 in Libya

The following lists events that happened in 1977 in Libya.

← 1976 1975 1974 1977 in Libya → 1978 1979 1980
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1977 List of years in Libya

Incumbents

• Prime Minister: Abdessalam Jalloud (until 2 March), Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (starting 2 March)

Events

March

• 1 March – Abdul Ati al-Obeidi is appointed General Secretary of the General People's Committee.
• 2 March – the General People's Congress adopts the "Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority" and proclaims the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, revising the 1969 constitution.

April

• Demonstrators attack Egypt's embassy.

June

• Libyan protesters begin a "March on Cairo" as they heads towards the Egyptian border. The Libyans wanted to demonstrate against the increasing likelihood that Egypt would enter into a peace treaty with Israel.

July

• 21 July – gun battles between Egyptian and Libyan forces on the border, followed by land and air strikes
• 24 July – armistice. Libyan casualties were 400 dead or wounded, while Egyptian casualties were roughly 100 dead.

August

• An agreement to exchange prisoners of war leads to a relaxation of tension between the two states

November

• Libya officially leaves the Federation of Arab Republics

December

• 2 december 1977 – a Tupolev Tu-154 runs out of fuel near Benghazi. A total of 59 passengers are killed in the crash.

• 1977–78 Libyan Premier League