The following lists events that happened in 2005 in Libya.
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Incumbents
edit- President: Muammar al-Gaddafi
- Prime Minister: Shukri Ghanem
Events
editJanuary
edit- January 20 - Italian police have arrested number of people connected to smuggling of illegal immigrants from Libya.[1]
March
edit- March 23 - Muammar al-Gaddafi states that he is not going to pardon five Bulgarian nurses that face a death penalty accused of injecting children with the HIV.[2]
May
edit- May 17 - Six African countries begin a two-day summit in Tripoli to assess situation in Darfur, Sudan. None of the local rebel groups have sent representatives.[3]
December
edit- December 25 - The Supreme Court in Libya overturned the death sentences given to international health workers charged with infecting children with HIV.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Italy arrests 'people smugglers'". 20 January 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Gaddafi will not free Aids medics". 23 March 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Darfur peace talks set to resume". 17 May 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Libya lifts 'HIV medics' sentence". 25 December 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.