Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)
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He ruled Libya for forty-two years through a system he called direct democracy while retaining absolute personal power, nationalized the oil industry to fund both domestic programs and foreign militants, and died at the hands of rebel forces after NATO intervention ended his government in 2011.
Gaddafi came to power in 1969 through a bloodless coup that toppled the Western-backed monarchy, converting Libya into a republic ruled by his Revolutionary Command Council. He expelled the Italian population, closed foreign military bases, and nationalized oil—using the revenues for housing, healthcare, education, and to bankroll revolutionaries abroad. In 1973 he launched a "Popular Revolution" with Basic People's Congresses, then in 1977 transformed the state into a Jamahiriya, taking a symbolic role while keeping control of the military and the Revolutionary Committees that suppressed diss…
Sourced, dated quotes from Muammar Gaddafi
When I met Nasser, he said to me, "I see myself when I was young in you. You are the future for the Arab revolution." This meant very, very much to me.
Lincoln was a man who created himself from nothing without any help from outside or other people. I followed his struggles. I see certain similarities between him and me.
We [Libyans] support the Palestinian resistance, and all the world supports this. We support their just cause, but we are against terrorism.
Americans are good people. They have no aggressions against us and they like us as we like them. They must know I don't hate them.
Reagan is mad. If he were here, I would tell him the truth about us. He hears about us only through hostile sources.
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