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Italian Libyans (Italian: Italo-libici) are Libyan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Libya during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Libya. Most of the Italians moved to Libya during the Italian colonial period.
Italians were 12% of the Libyan population in 1939, much like the Pled-Noirs in Algeria, most Italians left Libya during or after Independence, with the remaining Italians being expelled by Gaddafi in 1970.
Italians were 12% of the Libyan population in 1939, much like the Pled-Noirs in Algeria, most Italians left Libya during or after Independence, with the remaining Italians being expelled by Gaddafi in 1970.