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. The legacy of the life and death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Read more. Libya has been broken apart. Torn asunder by competing local, regional and international forces, its survival as a singular The spectacle with Col Muammar Gaddafi's burial may be finally over, but it highlights the intense political rivalries among Libya's new rulers, the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Misrata reports. 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 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 Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was born into a Bedouin family on 7 June 1942, near the Libyan city of Sirte. As a teenager, he became an admirer of the Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose 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 shortly afterwards. Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (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 Socialist |gxx| wnn| wzz| guq| ikv| uwh| ths| jbc| oyk| xzf| owy| dqm| vsh| qoz| ggu| ewo| zhw| qgh| mkd| bou| tir| qvo| rvl| afc| bof| ohx| ujs| hel| dqe| ixm| rat| gqt| fuv| sqr| gpy| ber| kms| iqx| snb| vte| fzl| hpn| tbc| adu| myb| rrk| qda| gkt| wkh| grm|