1981 in Libya
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Other events of 1981 List of years in Libya |
The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Libya.
Events
May
- May 6 - Citing Libya's support of international terrorism, the United States ordered the closure of the Libyan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Ali Houderi was summoned to the U.S. State Department, and told to withdraw the 27 diplomats and their families within one week. The U.S. Embassy in Libya had closed in 1980. Diplomatic relations were restored in 2004.[1]
References
- ↑ Brent L. Smith, Terrorism in America: Pipe Bombs and Pipe Dreams (SUNY Press, 1994) p141; "Libyans told to leave US", Milwaukee Sentinel, May 7, 1981, p2
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