Československá vojenská pomoc Líbyi v 70. rokoch 20. storočia

Military Cooperation between Libya and the ČSSR in the 1970s

Autor: BAKA Igor – MEŠKO Marek

BAKA, Igor: Československá vojenská pomoc Líbyi v 70. rokoch 20. storočia.

BAKA, Igor: Military cooperation between Libya and the CSSR in the 1970s.

Vojenská história, 1, 16, 2012, pp 55-76. 

 The published paper represents the first, more detailed analysis of the militarytechnical and other military assistance provided by former Czechoslovakia and its Army to the so-called developing countries or the third-world countries in the latter half of the 20th century. In drafting the paper, the author relied on the results of his studies of archival materials of military and civilian provenance, especially the materials stored with the central bodies of the ruling Communist party. The author highlights the cooperation between Libya and the CSSR in the “subjectmatter” area as early as 1970, so after the overthrow organized by a group of young Libyan officers, led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969. For Czechoslovakia, its military cooperation with Libya was of an enormous economic significance (thanks greatly to Libya’s enormous revenues from oil exports), but an important role was also played by political considerations. Gaddafi gained his popularity in the countries of the socialist bloc by his steps aimed at liquidating private businesses and violent nationalization. Key words: Military history. Czechoslovakia. Cooperation with Libya and Czechoslovakia.

Ročník: 16 | Číslo: 1/2012 | Stránky: 55-76