Activists designate a Day of Rage on the anniversary of the 2006 killing of protesters attacking the Benghazi consulate of former colonial power, Italy, by the security forces
Activists designate a Day of Rage on the anniversary of the 2006 killing of protesters attacking the Benghazi consulate of former colonial power, Italy, by the security forces
Anti-Libyan government militias take control of Misrata.
The UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Gaddafi and his family, and refers Libya's crackdown on rebels to the International Criminal Court.
EU governments approve a package of sanctions against Gaddafi.
The National Transitional Council meets in Benghazi and declares itself the sole representative of Libya.
France recognises the council as the legitimate representative of Libya's people.
Forces loyal to Gaddafi near rebel-held Benghazi. Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, tells the Franch TV channel Euronews: "Everything will be over in 48 hours."
The UN Security Council authorises a no-fly zone over Libya.
The first air strikes halt the advance of Gaddafi's forces on Benghazi.
Qatar becomes the first Arab country to recognise Libya's rebel council as the people's legitimate representative.
A London conference of 40 governments and organisations agrees to set up a contact group of 20 countries to co-ordinate building a post-Gaddafi Libya.
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects and flies to Britain.
Gaddafi accepts a plan for ending the conflict, President Jacob Zuma says after leading a delegation of four African leaders to talks in Tripoli. Rebels reject the plan the next day.
A Nato missile attack on a house in Tripoli kills Gaddafi's youngest son and three grandchildren.
In his first appearance in a month, Gaddafi renews a ceasefire call in talks with visiting President Jacob Zuma but gives no sign that he will heed demands to quit.
Western and Arab nations meet rebels to discuss what US officials call the "end-game" for Gaddafi.
The ICC issues arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi.
Abdel Fattah Younes, Gaddafi's former interior minister, who defected to the rebels, is murdered by Islamists.
Gaddafi's government accuses Nato of killing 85 civilians in an air strike.
Libyan rebels take the centre of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, cutting the coastal highway to Tunisia.
The rebels say they have cut off the roads to the capital.
Explosions and gunfire rattle Tripoli.
Rebel fighters enter Tripoli with little resistance and said they had detained Gaddafi's sons, Saif al-Islam, wanted for war crimes, and Mohammed al-Gaddafi.
Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli.
