Libya's independence is associated with which year?

Correct answer: 1951

The direct answer is A, 1951. Libya became independent on 24 December 1951 as the United Kingdom of Libya, with King Idris as its first ruler. Before independence, Libya had been an Italian colony and was administered by Britain and France after the Second World War. The United Nations played an important role in the arrangement that led to independence. Option A is correct because 1951 is the recognized year of Libya’s independence. Option B, 1960, is often called the “Year of Africa” because many African countries became independent then, but it is not Libya’s independence year. Option C, 1947, is associated with the independence of India and Pakistan, not Libya. Option D, 1990, is linked with other major world changes and does not mark Libya’s independence. Therefore the date must be learned specifically. Memory cue: Libya gained independence early in the post-war period: 1951, before the large wave of African independence in 1960.