Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority

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The Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority was the 1977 proclamation by Muammar Gaddafi that transformed Libya into the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya," formally instituting his system of direct popular rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document
political declaration
abolished conventional parliamentary system
traditional representative institutions
aimedTo eliminate intermediary political representation
institutionalize direct rule by the people
alsoKnownAs Declaration of the People’s Authority
Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People
Sabha Declaration
author Muammar Gaddafi
basedOn The Green Book
country Libya
date 1977-03-02
declaredHeadOfStateRole Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution
declaredSovereigntyVestedIn the people
effect consolidation of Muammar Gaddafi's political system
formal transformation of Libya into a Jamahiriya
established Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Jamahiriya
establishedFormOfGovernment Jamahiriya
direct popular rule
system of people's authority
followedBy consolidation of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
governmentTypeDeclared people's republic
socialist state
historicalSignificance marked the formal beginning of the Jamahiriya era in Libya
implementedThrough Basic People's Congresses
General People's Committee
General People's Congress
People's Committees
linked to: people's committee
jurisdiction Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Jamahiriya
language Arabic
legalForm constitutional declaration
legalStatus foundational constitutional document of the Jamahiriya
place Sabha
politicalIdeology Arab socialism
Third International Theory
direct democracy
proclaimedBy Muammar Gaddafi
region North Africa
relatedEvent 1969 Libyan coup d'état
relatedTo Libyan Revolution of 1969
linked to: Al-Fateh Revolution
replaced Libyan Arab Republic
linked to: Libya
subject redistribution of political power to popular congresses
role of revolutionary leadership
state structure of Libya
timePeriod Cold War
year 1977

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Jamahiriya system startEvent Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
Jamahiriya system legalBasis Declaration of the People's Authority
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People's Committees system legalBasis Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
Basic People's Congresses constitutionalBasis Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority (1977)
linked to: Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
Jamahiriya (state of the masses) constitutionalExpression Declaration of the Establishment of the People’s Authority (1977)
linked to: Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority alsoKnownAs Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People
linked to: Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority alsoKnownAs Declaration of the People’s Authority
linked to: Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
Jamahiriya constitutionalBasis Declaration of the Establishment of the People’s Authority
linked to: Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority