Throughout the conflict, rebels rejected government offers of a ceasefire and efforts by the African Union to end the fighting because the plans set forth did not include the removal of Gaddafi. ... The National Transitional Council "declared the liberation of Libya" and the official end of the war on 23 October 2011.

How did Libya gain independence from Italy?

Italian troops suppressed the Senussi rebellion in eastern Libya on January 24, 1932. ... The LAS expressed support for Libyan independence on February 2, 1951 and October 13, 1951. The National Assembly approved a constitution on October 7, 1951. Libya formally achieved its independence from Italy on December 24, 1951.

How many Libyans died in ww2?

Estimates of the people who died in these camps vary. It is estimated that the number of Libyans who died - killed either through combat or mainly through starvation and disease - is at a minimum of 80,000 or even up to one third of the Cyrenaican population.