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| Native name | محاولة الانقلاب الليبي ۱۹۹۳ |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 October 1993 |
| Location | Misurata,Bani Walid,Tripoli (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) |
| Type | Military coup |
| Motive | Ousting ofMuammar el-Qaddafi |
| Target | Muammar Qaddafi |
| Organised by | Khalifa Haftar |
| Participants | Members of theWarfalla tribe, members ofLibyan Army[1] |
| Outcome | Coup fail |
The1993 coup d'état was a failedmilitary coup initiated by theWarfalla senior military officers againstLibyan leaderMuammar el-Qaddafi on 22 October 1993. The coup was led byKhalifa Haftar, a leading senior officer in theLibyan Armed Forces who later defected during the coup.[5] The result was the execution of many senior officers and the installment of loyal members.[6]
Libyan leader Qaddafi was widely regarded as adictator and believed inPan-Arab Nationalism as well asPan-African Nationalism. Since securing power in 1969, Qaddafi had worked to fill senior positions in his government and security services with members of his own tribe, the Gaddafa in order to deter a coup d'état. The coup attempt occurred the year following the imposition of a significantly impactful sanctions regime on Libya underUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 748 which caused significant economic hardship and sparked internal unrest as a result.[7]
On 22 October, soldiers who opposed theJamahiriya started mobilising for a coup and started forming protests and rebellions against Qaddafi. Rebellions erupted inMisurata andBani Walid where the rebellion tried to overthrow Qaddafi inTripoli, which failed.[8] Exiled groups like theNational Front for the Salvation of Libya stated that they would attack Qaddafi with their 2,000 troops still stationed in Libya. TheCIA was reportedly involved in the coup.[9] The rebellion in Bani Walid was violent according to reports.[10] Khalifa Hunaysh, commander of Gaddafi's "presidential guards," played a leading role in crushing the coup in Bani Walid.[11] Later, that day, theLibyan Air Force thwarted advances by the coup members and was later crushed.[12]
Many Warfalla tribe members were executed and Khalifa Haftar was exiled toChad.[13] TheUnited Nations stopped imposingsanctions on Libya after the coup.[14] Qaddafi later started removing suspicious officers and replacing them with loyal ones as well as enlarging the army.[15]
Manycritics said that 'no one' won except Qaddafi.[16]
