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Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Libya and orders all Libyan embassy staff to leave within seven days.
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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Libya and orders all Libyan embassy staff to leave within seven days.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081991
South African History Online (2012) 'Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Libya and orders all Libyan embassy staff to leave within seven days.', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081991 (Accessed: 29 September 2026).
South African History Online, Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Libya and orders all Libyan embassy staff to leave within seven days. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081991, (accessed 29 September 2026).
"Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Libya and orders all Libyan embassy staff to leave within seven days.." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081991. Accessed 29 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Libya and orders all Libyan embassy staff to leave within seven days.." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081991.
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