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Support for rebel and paramilitary groups. Elections and referendums. 1971 Libyan Federation of Arab Republics referendum. The killing of Muammar Gaddafi took place on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured by NTC forces and executed shortly afterwards.
Oct 21, 2011 · Oct. 21, 2011 -- As NATO announced it will end its combat mission in Libya, celebrations continued in the country the day after Moammar Gadhafi was killed by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte ...
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi [pron 1] ( c.1942 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by rebel forces in 2011. He first served as Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then as the Brotherly Leader of the ...
Oct 31, 2011 · Col Muammar Gaddafi died from bullet wounds some time after a failed attempt to escape from the fighters of the National Transitional Council (NTC), but the exact circumstances of his death are ...
Apr 14, 2024 · Died: October 20, 2011, Sirte (aged 69) Role In: Pan Am flight 103. Muammar al-Qaddafi (born 1942, near Sirte, Libya—died October 20, 2011, Sirte) was the de facto leader of Libya (1969–2011). Qaddafi had ruled for more than four decades when he was ousted by a revolt in August 2011. After evading capture for several weeks, he was killed by ...
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Feb 24, 2012 · Learn how Qaddafi, the longest-serving leader in Africa and the Arab world, was captured and shot by rebel forces in 2011 after a long and controversial reign. Find out about his rise to power, his human rights violations, his links to terrorism, and his death.
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Oct 20, 2011 · Oct. 20, 2011. Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the erratic, provocative dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years, crushing opponents at home while cultivating the wardrobe and looks befitting an aging rock ...
