▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁un ified ▁col ony ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁governor ▁Ital o ▁Bal bo , ▁with ▁Tri pol i ▁as ▁the ▁capital . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁until ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁un ified ▁col ony ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁colon ies ▁was ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Ital ian ▁Lib ya " ▁or ▁Italian ▁North ▁Africa ▁( A frica ▁S ett entr ionale ▁Italiana , ▁or ▁AS I ). ▁Both ▁names ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁after ▁the ▁un ification , ▁with ▁Italian ▁Lib ya ▁becoming ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁combined ▁col ony . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁ind igen ous ▁reb els ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Sen us si ▁Order ▁organized ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁resistance ▁movement ▁against ▁Italian ▁settlement ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁put ▁down ▁by ▁Italian ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁so - called ▁" p ac ification ▁campaign ", ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica ' s ▁population . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Italian ▁Lib ya ▁became ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁African ▁Camp aign . ▁Although ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁were ▁defeated ▁there ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁sett lers ▁still ▁remained ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁administr ated ▁by ▁the