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{{About|the ASU in Libya|sister parties in other Arab states|Arab Socialist Union (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the ASU in Libya|sister parties in other Arab states|Arab Socialist Union (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| colorcode = {{Libyan Arab Socialist Union/meta/color}}
| colorcode = {{party color|Libyan Arab Socialist Union}}
| name = Arab Socialist Union
| name = Libyan Arab Socialist Union
| native_name = {{native name|ar|االإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي في ليبيا}}
| native_name = الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي الليبي
| logo = <!--Coat of arms of Libya (1969–1972).svg-->
| logo =
| flag = <!--Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg-->
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_size = 150px
| leader1_title = Chairman
| leader1_title = Chairman
| leader1_name = [[Muammar Gaddafi]]
| leader1_name = [[Muammar Gaddafi]]
| leader2_title = General Secretary
| leader2_title = {{nowrap|General Secretary}}
| leader2_name = Bashir Hawady
| foundation = {{Start date|1971|06|11|df=y}}<ref>{{cite book |date=5 September 2013 |title=Political Culture in Libya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFiZFPzV6HYC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=Libyan+Arab+Socialist+Union&source=bl&ots=YWeRRHPhRr&sig=fbi8TAIYh_XHIieiqyAY-GhpGAQ&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |publisher=Routledge |page=46 |isbn=9781136115868 }}</ref>
| leader2_name = [[Bashir Saghir Hawadi]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=John |first=Ronald Bruce St |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xIrOAwAAQBAJ&dq=BESHIR+SAGHIR+HAWADY&pg=PA147 |title=Historical Dictionary of Libya |date=2014-06-04 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-7876-1 |language=en}}</ref>
| foundation = {{nowrap|{{Start date and age|1971|06|11|df=y}}<ref>{{cite book |date=5 September 2013 |title=Political Culture in Libya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFiZFPzV6HYC&dq=Libyan+Arab+Socialist+Union&pg=PA46 |publisher=Routledge |page=46 |isbn=9781136115868 }}</ref>}}
| dissolution = {{End date|1977|3|3|df=y}}
| dissolution = {{End date and age|1977|3|3|df=y}}
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| headquarters = [[Tripoli]], [[Libya]]
| native_name_lang = ar
| ideology = [[Arab nationalism]]<br>[[Arab socialism]]<br>[[Pan-Arabism]]<br>[[Nasserism]]
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| headquarters = [[Tripoli, Libya]]
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| international =
| ideology = [[Nasserism]]
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| country = Libya
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| international =
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| country = Libya
}}
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The '''Arab Socialist Union of Libya''' ('''ASU''') was a [[political party]] in [[Libya]] from 1971 to 1977 led by [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. Gaddafi served as chairman of the party.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cairo Press Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LntIAQAAIAAJ|date=21 June 1973|page=26}}</ref>
The '''Libyan''' '''Arab Socialist Union''' ({{Lang-ar|الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي الليبي}}) was a [[Libya|Libyan]] [[political party]] from 1971 to 1977 based on the principles of [[Nasserism|Nasserist]] [[Arab socialism]]. [[Muammar Gaddafi]] served as chairman of the party.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cairo Press Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LntIAQAAIAAJ|date=21 June 1973|page=26}}</ref>


== History ==
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Many aspects of Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan [[socialist]] revolution were based on that of Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]]. Like Nasser, Gaddafi seized power with a [[Free Officers Movement (Egypt)|Free Officers Movement]], which in 1971 became the Arab Socialist Union of Libya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Libya - The Arab Socialist Union|url=http://countrystudies.us/libya/71.htm|access-date=2021-06-02|website=countrystudies.us}}</ref> Like its Egyptian counterpart, the Libyan ASU was the [[one-party state|sole legal party]] and was designed as a vehicle for integrated national expression rather than as a political party.
On 11 June 1971, Gaddafi declared the formation of the Arab Socialist Union (ASU) as the sole legal party of Libya. Gaddafi announced that it would bring true democracy with all participating, eliminate class distinctions and form a new socialist ideology based on [[Islam]], rejecting [[Marxism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bidwell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CstBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 |title=Dictionary Of Modern Arab History |date=2012-10-12 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-16291-6 |pages=47 |language=en}}</ref>


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Many aspects of Gaddafi's Libyan [[Arab nationalist]], [[republicanism|republican]], and [[Arab socialist]] revolution were based on [[Nasserism|that of]] Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]]. Like Nasser, Gaddafi seized power with a [[Free Officers Movement (Libya)|Free Officers Movement]], which became the [[Libyan Revolutionary Command Council|Revolutionary Command Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Libya - The Arab Socialist Union|url=http://countrystudies.us/libya/71.htm|access-date=2021-06-02|website=countrystudies.us}}</ref> Like its Egyptian counterpart, the Libyan ASU was the [[one-party state|sole legal party]] and was designed as a vehicle for integrated national expression rather than as a political party. The party was open to all [[Arabs]]. However, only a few non-Libyans joined.<ref name=":0" />
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Bashir Hawady was the general secretary of the party.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=HLtHAQAAIAAJ Cairo Press Review]'', 1972. p. 11</ref> In May 1972, the Libyan ASU and the Egyptian ASU agreed to merge their two parties into a single body.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=p61tAAAAMAAJ The Middle East: Abstracts and index]'', Vol. 23,&nbsp;Part 2. Library Information and Research Service., 1999. p. 248</ref>

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[[Bashir Saghir Hawadi|Bashir Hawady]] was the general secretary of the party.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=HLtHAQAAIAAJ Cairo Press Review]'', 1972. p. 11</ref> In May 1972, the Libyan ASU and the Egyptian ASU agreed to merge their two parties into a single body.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=p61tAAAAMAAJ The Middle East: Abstracts and index]'', Vol. 23,&nbsp;Part 2. Library Information and Research Service., 1999. p. 248</ref> The Arab Socialist Union was closely controlled by the Revolutionary Command Council, which had the power to annul any resolution or dissolve any branch. Trade unions were incorporated into the ASU.<ref name=":0" />

The first congress took place in March 1972 with a membership of 322,000, where Gaddafi made a five-hour speech and then debated other RCC members over the freedom of press and right to strike. At the second national congress in November 1974, the administrative system of governorates and directorates was abolished to create direct contact between the government and the people, and committees were placed under direct supervision of the Arab Socialist Union.<ref name=":0" />

In April 1975, the Arab Socialist Union Congress was replaced by 618-strong body of the [[General People's Congress (Libya)|General People's Congress]]. It met in November 1975 and then in January 1976 to approve the budget and demand that all opposition to Gaddafi must be crushed. The Arab Socialist Union was abolished during the [[Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People|Sabha Congress]] on 3 March 1977.<ref name=":0" />


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This article is about the ASU in Libya. For sister parties in other Arab states, see Arab Socialist Union (disambiguation).
Libyan Arab Socialist Union
الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي الليبي
ChairmanMuammar Gaddafi
General SecretaryBashir Saghir Hawadi[1]
Founded11 June 1971; 53 years ago (1971-06-11)[2]
Dissolved3 March 1977; 47 years ago (1977-03-03)
HeadquartersTripoli, Libya
IdeologyNasserism

The Libyan Arab Socialist Union (Arabic: الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي الليبي) was a Libyan political party from 1971 to 1977 based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism. Muammar Gaddafi served as chairman of the party.[3]

History[edit]

On 11 June 1971, Gaddafi declared the formation of the Arab Socialist Union (ASU) as the sole legal party of Libya. Gaddafi announced that it would bring true democracy with all participating, eliminate class distinctions and form a new socialist ideology based on Islam, rejecting Marxism.[4]

Many aspects of Gaddafi's Libyan Arab nationalist, republican, and Arab socialist revolution were based on that of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Like Nasser, Gaddafi seized power with a Free Officers Movement, which became the Revolutionary Command Council.[5] Like its Egyptian counterpart, the Libyan ASU was the sole legal party and was designed as a vehicle for integrated national expression rather than as a political party. The party was open to all Arabs. However, only a few non-Libyans joined.[4]

Bashir Hawady was the general secretary of the party.[6] In May 1972, the Libyan ASU and the Egyptian ASU agreed to merge their two parties into a single body.[7] The Arab Socialist Union was closely controlled by the Revolutionary Command Council, which had the power to annul any resolution or dissolve any branch. Trade unions were incorporated into the ASU.[4]

The first congress took place in March 1972 with a membership of 322,000, where Gaddafi made a five-hour speech and then debated other RCC members over the freedom of press and right to strike. At the second national congress in November 1974, the administrative system of governorates and directorates was abolished to create direct contact between the government and the people, and committees were placed under direct supervision of the Arab Socialist Union.[4]

In April 1975, the Arab Socialist Union Congress was replaced by 618-strong body of the General People's Congress. It met in November 1975 and then in January 1976 to approve the budget and demand that all opposition to Gaddafi must be crushed. The Arab Socialist Union was abolished during the Sabha Congress on 3 March 1977.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John, Ronald Bruce St (2014-06-04). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7876-1.
  2. ^ Political Culture in Libya. Routledge. 5 September 2013. p. 46. ISBN 9781136115868.
  3. ^ Cairo Press Review. 21 June 1973. p. 26.
  4. ^ a b c d e Bidwell (2012-10-12). Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-136-16291-6.
  5. ^ "Libya - The Arab Socialist Union". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ Cairo Press Review, 1972. p. 11
  7. ^ The Middle East: Abstracts and index, Vol. 23, Part 2. Library Information and Research Service., 1999. p. 248


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