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1942–2011 Libya
Muammar abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (7 June 1942 – 20 October 2011) was the leader of Libya from 1969, when he overthrew the monarchy in a bloodless coup, until 2011 when he was overthrown by a NATO-backed internal rebellion. He declared Libya a directly democratic state (jamahiriya) in 1977, and stepped down from government office two years later, although he remained the effective center of power.
Libya Military leaders Politicians Socialists Also known as: Gaddafi, Muammar Qaddafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muammar al-Qaddafi, Muammar el-Qaddafi, Al-Qadhafi
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Oil is like drugs. Find the commodity smugglers. Many are adventurous; they will buy from you at a discount and they don't care about embargoes.
Reagan is mad. If he were here, I would tell him the truth about us. He hears about us only through hostile sources.
Africa is closer to me in every way than Iraq or Syria.
Interview (2001)
I am not going to leave this land. I will die as a martyr at the end. I shall remain, defiant. Muammar is Leader of the Revolution until the end of time.
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.
Those rats … were attacked by the masses tonight and we eliminated them.
1. There is Nato intervention politically as well as military.
The Green Book (1975)
The black people’s struggle has vanquished racism. It was God who created colour. Today Obama, a son of Kenya, a son of Africa, has made it in the United States of America.
What's wrong with the Spanish? Tell them they do not appreciate their own interests. Tell them we will recognize the Basques. Threaten them with this, and recognize Andalusia.
We created the first Fatimid Caliphate, and we will create the second.
We have 50 million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe—without swords, without guns, without conquest—will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades.
I salute you, Youth of Conquest, Youth of Nationalism, Youth of the Fatimids.
Cairo can’t escapes its Fatimid destiny, Cairo is Cairo of Al-Muizz.
What is Al-Azhar, it’s Masjid Al-Fatima Al-Zahra.
We believe America is practicing all kinds of terrorism against Libya. Even the accusation that we are involved in terrorism is in itself an act of terrorism.
I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level.
As you know too well democracy and building of civil society cannot be achieved by means of missiles and aircraft, or by backing armed member of AlQuaeda in Benghazi.
The Green Book (1975)
I think it is peaceful and civil ... civilian activity for investigation of space, or something like this.
America interferes in the internal affairs, uses threats of military force, interferes in elections and the type of government. In Africa, America preaches what it does not practice in its own affairs inside the US.
Let the free people of the world know that we could have bargained over and sold out our cause in return for a personal secure and stable life. We received many offers to this effect but we chose to be at the vanguard of the confrontation as a badge of duty and honour.
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