Colonization

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The Italian colonzation of the Ottoman are of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica was at first not successful. In the 1930's the Kingsdom of Italy took over the area. In 1922 the Italians attacked Tripoli, to claime Libya from the Italians by sighning the Treaty of Lausanne. Tripoli was under Italian control untill 1914. ALthough Senussi led both Cyrenaica and Fezzan to rebel. Many other organizations tryed to bring colonial authority. In 1919 to 1929, the Italian government had two provinces with seperate colonial administations. They had a system that controlled local meetings. Then in 1929, Tripoli and Cyremaica were united and then Italy wanted to reach power. The Italian governor promoted the birth of Libya and was for the integration of Italian emigrants in the Arab population. This governor, Balbo was considered the father of modern Libya. The Italian government then asighned Sheikh as the hereditary head of the nomadi Senussi, with the wide authoriy in Kufra. In Libya, the Italians built roads,buildings, ports and etc. and the Libyan economy grew. The Italian farmers created lands that were once lost long ago. Archaeology grew which they discovered a symbol for Italian rights to colonis teh region. Libya was considered the new "America" as the Italian emigrants. The Italians in Libya were 108,419 which was 12.37% of the population. Italian farmers colonized Libya and built 26 new villages, mainly i n Cyrenaica. They also allowed Jews to integrate in the society.