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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 rebel forces 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 ]
Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état. When Idris was in Turkey for medical treatment, the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) headed by Gaddafi abolished the monarchy and the old constitution and established ...
Gaddafi Soccer Stadium, a soccer stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations, an international NGO. Gaddafi Gardens, a garden in Paola, Malta (renamed Mediterranean Garden in 2016) [44] Muammar Gaddafi Playground, a children's playground along the Miljacka river in Stari Grad, Sarajevo, Bosnia and ...
In the affluent community of Englewood, N.J., Gaddafi purchased a sprawling 25-room mansion in 1982. For years, neighbors have bristled at the thought of living in such close proximity to a man ...
Gaddafi described himself as a "simple revolutionary" and "pious Muslim" called upon by God to continue Nasser's work. [14] Gaddafi was an austere and devout Muslim, [15] although according to Vandewalle, his interpretation of Islam was "deeply personal and idiosyncratic."
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.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi successfully appealed the Libyan court after he was disqualified on grounds of having been convicted in absentia for war crimes and received the death sentence in 2015.