1977 in Libya

Decades:	1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s;
See also:	Other events of 1977; List of years in Libya

The following lists events that happened in 1977 in Libya.

Incumbents

1 March – Abdul Ati al-Obeidi is appointed General Secretary of the General People's Committee.
2 March – the General People's Congress adopts the "Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority" and proclaims the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, revising the 1969 constitution.

Libyan protesters begin a "March on Cairo" as they heads towards the Egyptian border. The Libyans wanted to demonstrate against the increasing likelihood that Egypt would enter into a peace treaty with Israel.

21 July – gun battles between Egyptian and Libyan forces on the border, followed by land and air strikes
24 July – armistice. Libyan casualties were 400 dead or wounded, while Egyptian casualties were roughly 100 dead.

An agreement to exchange prisoners of war leads to a relaxation of tension between the two states

2 december 1977 – a Tupolev Tu-154 runs out of fuel near Benghazi. A total of 59 passengers are killed in the crash.

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