Gaddafi is Libya's most infamous leader. But why have we forgotten its monarch, King Idris? Here we remind you of his forgotten 20th Century rule.
Think of leadership in Libya and the first, and perhaps, only name that comes to mind is Muammar Gaddafi. The country remains locked in the civil war which erupted after his removal and subsequent killing in 2011.
For Idris, inheriting the anti-Italian resistance was inevitable. He was the grandson of Sheikh Muhammed Ibn Ali as-Senussi, the founder of the Senussi sufi order. At 11, Idris lost his father, and consequently, his father's cousin Ahmad Sharif became the new sheikh of the Senussi order. This was not the end of the Senussi’s fight. They continued battling and at one point simultaneously took on three major colonial powers — Italy, France and Britain, with the support of a limited number of rearguard troops left behind by the Ottoman state.
Initially, Idris tried to overcome the situation in Libya by making treaties rather than waging wars. Initially, he tried to negotiate with Britain, but things came to a head when they asked Idris to hand over Ottoman military officers in exchange. Idris declined, and the deal faltered.
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