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  1. Muammar Gaddafi

    e. 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 killing in 2011 by rebel forces. He first served as Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then as the Brotherly Leader of the Great ...

  2. Muammar al-Qaddafi

    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 rebel ...

  3. Muammar al-Qaddafi

    QUICK FACTS. Name: Muammar al-Qaddafi. Birth Year: 1942. Birth date: June 7, 1942. Birth City: Sirte. Birth Country: Libya. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Muammar al-Qaddafi seized control of the ...

  4. Muammar al-Qaddafi summary

    Muammar al-Qaddafi, or Muʿammar al-Qadhdhāfī, (born 1942, Surt, Libya—died October 20, 2011, Surt), Ruler of Libya (1969-2011). Son of a Bedouin farmer, he attended the University of Libya and Libya's military academy. He was a devout Muslim and ardent nationalist. As a captain in the army, he led the 1969 coup that deposed King Idrīs I.

  5. Killing of Muammar Gaddafi

    The killing of Muammar Gaddafi took place on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was found west of Sirte after his convoys were attacked by NATO aircraft, as part of the 2011 NATO military intervention in Libya. He was then captured by National Transitional Council (NTC) forces and killed ...

  6. Muammar Al-Qaddafi (1942-2011)

    Muammar al-Qaddafi has been Libyan head of state since 1969 and one of the most controversial and divisive leaders in the Middle East and Africa in the twentieth century. Qaddafi was born in the spring of 1942 to an Arabized Berber family near the Sirt desert on Libya's northern coast. He was sent to a local primary school in central Sirt, where he was taunted for being of impoverished ...

  7. Muammar Gaddafi

    Muammar Gaddafi. Muammar Gaddafi or Qadhafi (1942-2011) was a Libyan military officer who seized control of the country in 1969. Gaddafi was born in south-western Libya, the youngest child of a Bedouin family. Though his family were nomadic and illiterate, the young Gaddafi was sent to school in the coastal town of Sirte.

  8. Muammar Al-qaddafi

    Qaddafi, Muammar al-(1942- ) Libyan de facto head of state.In 1969, he led the coup that toppled King Idris I. As head of state, Qaddafi sought to remove all vestiges of Libya's colonial past. He shut down US and British bases, nationalized all petroleum assets, and encouraged a return to Islamic law.In 1983, Libya bombed the neighbouring state of Chad.

  9. Muammar al-Gaddafi

    Muammar al-Gaddafi was born in a tent near Qasr Abu Hadi. His family came from a small tribal group called Qadhadhfa. His family were Arabized Berber people in heritage. He joined the Libyan military in 1961; the military was one of the few ways for lower class Libyans like him to rise in social status. He became a colonel .

  10. Muammar Gaddafi Biography

    Muammar Gaddafi, popularly known as the dictator of Libya, was a revolutionary leader and politician who controlled Libya for 42 years.In his four decades of being in power, he brought several changes to the Libyan government. He first served as the Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and later served as the 'Brother Leader' of the Great Socialist People's ...

  11. Muammar Gaddafi timeline

    Muammar Gaddafi timeline. Key moments in the life of the former Libyan leader, who is reported to have been killed. Stephen Bates. Thu 20 Oct 2011 10.41 EDT. 7 June 1942 Muammar Gaddafi is born in ...

  12. 10 Facts About Colonel Muammar Gaddafi

    1. He was born into a Bedouin tribe. Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was born into poverty in the Libyan desert, around 1942. His family were Bedouins, nomadic, desert-dwelling Arabs: his father made his living as a goat and camel herder. Unlike his illiterate family, Gaddafi was educated.

  13. Reception and legacy of Muammar Gaddafi

    Muammar Gaddafi dominated Libya's politics for four decades and was the subject of a pervasive cult of personality.He was decorated with various awards and praised for his anti-imperialist stance, support for Arab—and then African—unity, as well as for significant development to the country following the discovery of oil reserves. Conversely, many Libyans strongly opposed Gaddafi's social ...

  14. Muammar Gaddafi

    Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi is best known as the de facto leader of Libya from 1969 till his death in 2011.. Though Gaddafi did not have an official title or hold a public office since 1977, he was accorded the honorifics "Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" or "Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution" in ...

  15. History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

    The name of Libya was changed several times during Gaddafi's tenure as leader. From 1969 to 1977, the name was the Libyan Arab Republic. In 1977, the name was changed to Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. [2] Jamahiriya was a term coined by Gaddafi, [2] usually translated as "state of the masses". The country was renamed again in 1986 ...

  16. Muammar Gaddafi

    Muammar abu Minyar al-Gaddafi ( 7 June 1942 - 20 October 2011) was the leader of Libya from 1969, when he overthrew the monarchy in a bloodless coup, until 2011 when he was overthrown by a NATO-backed internal rebellion. He declared Libya a directly democratic state ( jamahiriya) in 1977, and stepped down from government office two years ...

  17. The Muammar Gaddafi story

    Early promise. 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. An eager ...

  18. Personal life of Muammar Gaddafi

    History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi. Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution (1979-2011) Secretary General of the General People's Congress (1977-1979) Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (1969-1977) Prime Minister of Libya (1970-1972) Chairperson of the African Union (2009-2010)

  19. Muhammad Gaddafi

    Muhammad Muammar Gaddafi ( Arabic: محمد معمر القذافي; born 15 March 1970) is the eldest son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. While he was regarded as a possible successor as ruler of Libya from his father, he was reported to be uninterested in the role. [1] In 2005, Muhammad was involved in an armed standoff with his ...