Senussi

The Sanusi order or Sanusiyyah () are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order (tariqa) in Libya and North Africa founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi.

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Organization.name: Sanusi order
Organization.image: Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg
Organization.caption: The traditional banner of the Sanusi order, later used as inspiration of the flag of Cyrenaica and eventually incorporated into the flag of Libya
Organization.formation: , Mecca
Organization.headquarters: Libya
Organization.type: Sufi order

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: tariqa
Country: Kingdom of Libya
Founded by: Sayyid Muhammad bin ʿAli al-Sanusi

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described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Commons category: Senussi dynasty
topic's main category: Category:Senussi dynasty
inception: 1837-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1969-09-01
native label: السنوسية

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Contents

History
Beginnings: 1787–1859
Developments since 1859
Leadership of Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi
Idris of Libya
Developments since 1969
Legacy
List of leaders
See also
References
Sources
External links

The Sanusi order or Sanusiyyah () are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order (tariqa) in Libya and North Africa founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi.

During World War I the Senusi order fought against both Italy and Britain. During World War II, the order provided support to the British Eighth Army in North Africa against Nazi and Fascist Italian forces. The founder's grandson became King Idris I of Libya in 1951. The 1969 Libyan revolution led by Muammar Gaddafi overthrew him, ending the Libyan monarchy. The movement remained active despite persecution by Gaddafi's government, and its cultural legacy continues to this day in Libya, centered on Cyrenaica.

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