Declaration of the People's Authority Day definition of Declaration of the People's Authority Day in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Libya Declaration of Jamahiriya Day (Declaration of the People's Authority Day)

March 2

On March 2, Libyans celebrate Declaration of Jamahiriya Day, also known as Declaration of the People's Authority Day . In observance of this public holiday, schools and businesses are closed throughout the country. Citizens attend speeches and rallies in honor of the founding of the Jamahiriya, which has no official translation. The term, which is derived from the Arab word for republic, roughly means "state of the masses," "people's authority," or "people's power."
The term Jamahiriya was created by Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, who defined it as a "state run by the people without a government" and characterized it as a political advancement for all humankind. This political philosophy is sometimes termed the Third Universal Theory and is an amalgamation of socialism and Islam. On September 1, 1969, Qaddafi staged a coup d'État, overthrowing the Libyan monarchy and establishing a socialist, Islamic republic. Upon taking power he changed the name of the country to the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. In theory, under Jamahiriya, Libya would be ruled by the people themselves through local councils. In practice, however, Libya is governed by an authoritarian state.

CONTACTS:
Embassy of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2600 Virginia Ave. N.W., Ste. 705
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-944-9601; fax: 202-944-9606
www.libyanbureau-dc.org

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly deck truss deck-on-hip deck-on-hip roof Decker, Mary Deckhouse Decking deckle deckle edge deckle rod deckle strap deckzelle Declamation Declamation with Music declaration Declaration by United Nations Declaration of a Citizen's Death Declaration of Human Rights Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence 1776 Declaration of Indulgence Declaration of Rights Declaration of the Bab Declaration of the Conference of Representatives of the Communist and Declaration of the Conference of the Representatives of the Communist Declaration of the People's Authority Day Declaration of the Rights of Man Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Declaration of the Rights of the Child Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia Declaration of the Rights of the Working and Exploited People Declaration on the Establishment of the USSR declarative language declarative macroinstruction declarative markup language declarative memory declarative statement Declaratory Act declaratory judgment Declasse Déclassé Declension declinate declination Declination Axis declination circle declination compass declination difference declination of grid north declination variometer			Declaration of Mutual Confidence Declaration of Neutrality declaration of opposition Declaration of Oslo Declaration of Peace declaration of penalty declaration of policy Declaration of Principles Declaration of Private Interests Declaration of Readiness to Proceed declaration of restrictions Declaration of Rights Declaration of Rights Declaration of Rights of Man Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Declaration of Security Declaration of Sentiments Declaration of Sydney Declaration of Taking Declaration of the Americas on Diabetes Declaration of the Bab Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms Declaration of the Conference of Representatives of the Communist and Declaration of the Conference of the Representatives of the Communist Declaration of the People's Authority Day declaration of the poll declaration of the poll declaration of the poll declaration of the poll declaration of the poll Declaration of the Rights of Man Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen Declaration of the Rights of the Child Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia Declaration of the Rights of the Working and Exploited People Declaration of Tokyo Declaration of Tokyo (1975) Declaration of trust Declaration of trust Declaration of trust Declaration of Venice Declaration of war Declaration of war Declaration on Social Progress and Development Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women Declaration on the Establishment of the USSR Declaration on the Right to Development Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons Declaration Pages Déclaration Préalable a l'Embauche

Libya Declaration of Jamahiriya Day (redirected from Declaration of the People's Authority Day)

Libya Declaration of Jamahiriya Day
(redirected from Declaration of the People's Authority Day)