Abd-Rabbo al-Barassi

Abd-Rabbo al-Barassi (Arabic: عبد ربّه البرعصي) is the self-declared head of the government of Barqa, the eastern half of Libya.

Promoting a federalist agenda, he was appointed on 3 November 2013 in a meeting at Ajdabiya.

The central government of Libya, located in Tripoli, does not recognize his authority or Barqa's autonomy.

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