Alex (أليكس) ☪ † @A225238 Aug Congratulations LIbya!!! Article: Libya's transitional rulers hand over power http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/08/08/libya-transitional-rulers-hand-over-power/uMPkXd9vTSSHg589mU9ykJ/story.html … via @BostonDotCom #Libya @Toniapelagica Hide summary Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Libya's transitional rulers hand over power - Boston.com TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — In a ceremony late Wednesday, Libya's first elected assembly took over power from the transitional council that has ruled the country since last year's uprising against longtime... Boston.com News @BostonDotCom · Follow 3RETWEETS TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — In a ceremony late Wednesday, Libya's first elected assembly took over power from the transitional council that has ruled the country since last year's uprising against longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The ceremony marked the first peaceful power transfer in Libya's modern history. Gadhafi took control in 1969 in a bloodless coup that deposed King Idris and ruled as a dictator. The handover comes as Libya faces daunting challenges. The transitional government failed to unite powerful militias under a national army. Instead, the militias and rival tribes often clash from their power bases in different parts of the country. Also, eastern Libya complains it is still under-represented in the new government, as it was under Gadhafi, and there is talk of setting up a semi-autonomous government there. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the outgoing National Transitional Council, gave a conciliatory speech before dissolving his council and transferring power to the new assembly. He acknowledged the NTC's failures in restoring security but said that the council ruled in ''exceptional times.'' ''We forgive those who harmed us,'' he said, drawing chants like, ''the blood of the martyrs will not go...
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