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Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi^[4](Arabic: مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِيMuʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfīaudio&#;(help·info))^[variations] (June 7 - 20 October ) better known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan politician.

He ruled Libya from to ^[5]

Early life

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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 ; the military was one of the few ways for lower class Libyans like him to rise in social status.

He became a colonel.

Ruler of Libya

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Gaddafi became head of state of Libya after removing King Idris from power in a bloodless coup. He ruled Libya from September 1, to August 23, After the coup, Gaddafi established the Libyan Arab Republic.^[6] He was one of the longest-serving non royal rulers in history, because he had ruled for more than 41 years.^[7] Gaddafi used Arab socialist and Arab nationalist ideas.

He published a book about his philosophical views in This book is commonly known as The Green Book. In , he left the power of Libya, and continued playing role of revolutionary. People called him the "Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution".^[8][9]

The Libyan Arab Republic was renamed to the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in later it was renamed again to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by Gaddafi in

In the s, he made chemical weapons, because of it critics called Libya a pariah state.^[10][11] A Dutch investigation found that Gaddafi had built up a "billion-dollar empire", from assets in an international company in the oil industry.

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It also claims that his assets are scattered throughout much of Europe,^[12] Despite no trace or proof for even 1 billion have been found.^[13] Gaddafi had a strong interest in geo-political control, was a firm supporter of [OPEC] and led a Pan-African campaign for a United States of Africa.^[14] In Libya was bombed by the United States, the home of Gaddafi was also targeted but he survived.

The bombing was condemned by many nations and also by UN.^[15]

In , the United Nations put economic sanctions onto Libya. Gaddafi started to have closer economic and security relations with the West. He cooperated with investigations into alleged Libyan anti-western acts, by he offered to dismantle weapon of mass destruction of Libya, which would be inspected in As a result, the UN sanctions were lifted in the same year.

Gaddafi was elected Chairperson of the African Union in

Libyan protests

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In February there were major violent protests against Libyan government. These came alongside other demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt, and other parts of the Arab world. The protests quickly turned into a civil war.

Muammar al-Qaddafi - Death, Facts & Life - Biography Consolidating leadership: — The gambit succeeded and Libya became the first developing country to secure a majority share of the revenues from its own oil production. Africa Today. British intelligence believed this was not the first and that Libyan arms shipments had previously reached the IRA.

Gaddafi vowed to "die a martyr" if necessary in his fight against rebels and external forces; he also said that "peaceful protest is one thing but armed rebellion is another."^{[16][17][18][19]}

Accusal of Crimes

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On 17 May the International Criminal Court issued a request for an arrest warrant against Gaddafi for alleged crimes against humanity,^[20] which was approved on 27 June and a warrant was issued by the court.^[21] In June , according to investigation made by Amnesty International, it was found that there was no evidence for many of the alleged crimes, and that the rebels had falsely blamed Gaddafi as well as the government.^[22] He was accused of ordering the Lockerbie bombing in Scotland that killed over people.

The bombing targeted a civilian plane and it was downed.^[23]

Downfall and Death

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Gaddafi faced a tumultuous downfall in during the Arab Spring. Protests and rebel forces opposed his rule, leading to a NATO intervention. Gaddafi's forces clashed with rebels, and he eventually fled Tripoli.

Ayesha gaddafi: The solution to society's woes, the book maintains, is not electoral representation - described by Gaddafi as "dictatorship" by the biggest party - or any other existing political system, but the establishment of people's committees to run all aspects of existence. He sponsored grand public works, such as the improbable Great Man-Made River project , external , a massive endeavour inspired, perhaps, by ancient Bedouin water procurement techniques, that brought sweet, fresh water from aquifers in the south to the arid north of his country. Retrieved 28 June Egypt Libya domestic responses Syria.

The Libyan Civil War () erupted in February. The aim was to remove Gaddafi from power. Gaddafi was captured alive and killed by NATO backed rebels in Sirte, Libya, on 20 October ^[24][25] Sirte was the last stronghold of the Gaddafi regime, marking the end of his authoritarian regime.

References

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