National Transitional Council
During the Libyan civil war of February to October 2011, the National Transitional Council[1] acted as the rebels' representative body, and it came to be generally recognised as the legimate representative body of the people of Libya. Under the terms of the draft constitutional charter of August 2011, the National Transitional Council is to continue to function as the Government of Libya until immediately after the election of a President and a legislative assembly[2]. The leader of the Council during the civil war was, Mahmoud Jibril He resigned at the end of the war d and the leadership of the Council was assumed, first by Ali Tarhouni and then by Abdurrahim el-Keeb. The membership of a new National Transitional Council was announced on 22 November 2011[3].