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Muammar al-Gaddafi
Libyan leader, politician and political theorist (1942–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi[4](Arabic: مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfī audio (help·info))[variations] (June 7 1942 - 20 October 2011) better known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan politician. He ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011.[5]
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Muammar Gaddafi مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي | |
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![]() Muammar al-Gaddafi at an African Union Summit in 2009 | |
Leader and Guide of the Revolution | |
In office 1 September 1969 – 23 August 2011 | |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairman of the National Transitional Council) |
Secretary General of the General People's Congress of Libya | |
In office 2 March 1977 – 2 March 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
Prime Minister of Libya | |
In office 16 January 1970 – 16 July 1972 | |
Preceded by | Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi |
Succeeded by | Abdessalam Jalloud |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya | |
In office 1 September 1969 – 2 March 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Abdessalam Jalloud Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
Preceded by | Idris* |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Chairperson of the African Union | |
In office 2 February 2009 – 31 January 2010 | |
Preceded by | Jakaya Kikwete |
Succeeded by | Bingu wa Mutharika |
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Born | (1943-06-07)June 7, 1943 Qasr Abu Hadi, Italian Libya |
Died | October 20, 2011(2011-10-20) (aged 68) Sirt, Libya |
Spouse(s) | Fatiha al-Nuri (divorced) Safia Farkash (m. 1970–2011, his death) |
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Branch/service | Libyan Army |
Years of service | 1961–2011 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | Commander-in-chief, Libyan Armed Forces |
Battles/wars | Libyan–Egyptian War Chadian–Libyan conflict Uganda–Tanzania War 2011 Libyan civil war |
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