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Idris of Libya
Idris of Libya, Muhammad Idris al-Senussi, was head of the Senussi order and leader of Cyrenaica. Exiled in Egypt from 1922 during the Italian conquest, he allied with Britain in the Second World War, became emir of Cyrenaica in 1949 and king of the independent United Kingdom of Libya in 1951. Oil was found during his reign, but he was overthrown by Muammar Gaddafi's coup in 1969 and died in exile in Cairo.
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