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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 the NATO allied rebel forces in 2011.
Aug 15, 2024 · Muammar al-Qaddafi, de facto leader of Libya from 1969, when he seized control of the government in a coup against King Idris I, to 2011, when he was ousted in a revolt and later killed by rebel forces.
Apr 2, 2014 · Muammar al-Qaddafi seized control of the Libyan government in 1969 and ruled as an authoritarian dictator for more than 40 years before he was overthrown in 2011.
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. [1]
Oct 21, 2011 · In the heady days of 1969 - when he seized power in a bloodless military coup - and the early 1970s, Muammar Gaddafi was a handsome and charismatic young army officer.
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 star, met...
Oct 20, 2011 · During nearly 41 years in power Muammar Gaddafi invented his own system of government and presided over what may have been North Africa's most totalitarian, arbitrary and brutal regime, writes...
Nov 5, 2018 · It charts the Gaddafi regime’s response as well as its ultimate demise, and explores the role of international players in the break-up of Libya and the death of Gaddafi.
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...
Oct 20, 2011 · The man who dominated Libya for more than four decades died not far from his birthplace. Moammar Gadhafi was born in the central Libyan desert south of Sirte in spring 1942. The only surviving...