2008 in Libya

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The following lists events that happened in 2008 in Libya .

Incumbents

• President: Muammar al-Gaddafi
• Prime Minister: Baghdadi Mahmudi

Events

• April - Russia cancels $4.5 billion worth of Libya's foreign debt as part of a larger set of business deals including railways, weaponry, and oil. ^[1]
• August 26 - A Sun Air flight with 95 passengers is hijacked after taking off from Darfur and flown to the Kufra airbase in Libya. ^[2] The hijackers released the passengers a day later and the motives for the hijacking were personal and non-political, focused on being granted asylum in France or Libya. ^{[3] [4]}
• August 30 - Italy signed a $5 billion deal for infrastructure investments in Libya, coupled with an apology for damage done to Libya from Italian colonization of the country. ^[5]
• November 21 - The U.S. appoints its first ambassador to Libya in 36 years, after Libya paid compensation to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families. ^[6]

References

1. "Russia cancels Libyan debt, eyes arms deals". France 24. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
2. "Hijacked Sudanese plane lands in Libya". France 24. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
3. "Sudanese flight hijackers surrender, passengers free". France 24. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
4. El-Deeb, Khaled (28 August 2008). "Hijackers surrender in Libya". Portales News-Tribune. Associated Press. p. 5. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
5. "Italy's Berlusconi hands Libya $5bn apology". France 24. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
6. Lederer, Edith (22 November 2008). "Libya ready to invest in U.S." Syracuse Post-Standard. Associated Press. p. A8. Retrieved 25 November 2025.