▁the ▁Em ir ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁Lib ya ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Lib ya ▁would ▁finally ▁become ▁independent ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Independ ence ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Tri polit ania ▁and ▁Cy ren a ica ▁were ▁under ▁British ▁military ▁administration , ▁while ▁the ▁French ▁controlled ▁Fe zz an . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁peace ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁Italy ▁rel in qu ished ▁all ▁claims ▁to ▁Lib ya . ▁There ▁were ▁discuss ions ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Tri polit ania ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁Italian ▁col ony , ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁not ▁successful . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁Britain ▁and ▁France ▁intended ▁on ▁div iding ▁the ▁nation ▁between ▁their ▁emp ires , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁stating ▁that ▁Lib ya ▁should ▁become ▁independent ▁before ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Lib ya ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁a ▁constitution al ▁and ▁her edit ary ▁mon archy . ▁ ▁Col onial ▁administration ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Italy ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁" Lib ya " ▁( used ▁by ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁North ▁Africa , ▁except ▁Egypt ) ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁col