Muammar Gaddafi ... Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi[b] (c. 1942 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until …

Nov 11, 2025 · 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 …

Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya for over 40 years—feared, admired, and never ignored. Discover his impact on Africa, Pan-Africanism, and the complex legacy he left behind.

Jun 5, 2025 · Gaddafi ruled Libya for 42 years after a 1969 coup, introducing reforms but also committing human rights abuses and fostering international isolation. Muammar Gaddafi (also …

Gaddafi's government was overthrown; he retreated to Sirte only to be captured, tortured and killed by NTC militants. A highly divisive figure, Gaddafi dominated Libya's politics for four decades and was …

About a year after Gaddafi's death, the former head of foreign relations from the NTC, Rami el-Obeidi, alleged that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered Gaddafi's phone number to French …

Gaddafi’s rise to power, his revolutionary vision, and his complex political philosophy left an indelible mark on Libya and shaped its role in global affairs for over four decades.

Apr 21, 2025 · Moammar Gaddafi died in a roadside ditch. Years later, no one has taken responsibility. A true account of betrayal, power, and silence in post-revolution Libya.

Muammar Al-Gaddafi (born 1942) was head of the revolution that set up the Libyan Republic in 1969. In the Libyan Jamahiriyya, of which he was always the leader, Al-Gaddafi wanted to realize fully his …

Muammar al-Qaddafi, or Muʿammar al-Qadhdhāfī, (born 1942, near Sirte, Libya—died October 20, 2011, Sirte), Ruler of Libya (1969–2011). The son of a Bedouin farmer, he was born in a tent in the …