Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi[pron 1] (c. 1942 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya as a dictator from 1969 until his assassination by the rebel forces of the National Liberation Army in 2011.

Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état.

The killing of Muammar Gaddafi took place on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured by NTC forces and executed shortly afterwards. [1]

Apr 2, 2014 · Qaddafi was named commander in chief of the armed forces and chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, Libya's new ruling body. At age 27, he had become the ruler of Libya. Qaddafi's first...

20 October, 2024 marks 13 years since the late Libyan leader, Muammer Gaddafi, was murdered as he tried to leave Sirte, his home town on the Mediterranean coast, where he made his last stand...

Libya under Gaddafi experienced socio-economic and political changes and transitions. Gaddafi rose to power when in September 1969 a group of some 70 army officers carried out a coup against King Idris I, who was the ruler of Libya.

Gaddafi's Libya refers to the period of Libyan history from 1969 to 2011 when Muammar Gaddafi ruled the country as a dictator. His regime was marked by a blend of authoritarianism and attempts at implementing socialist policies, which influenced the landscape of terrorism and counterterrorism efforts both domestically and internationally.

Oct 20, 2011 · Muammar Gaddafi came to power in Libya in September 1969 as the leader of a bloodless military coup which overthrew the British-backed King Idris. He was 27 years old, inspired by Egyptian...

Oct 20, 2021 · Rebels killed Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011, months into the NATO-backed rebellion that ended his four-decade rule. Residents of Bani Walid, a stronghold of the...

Maps, audio, video and text explaining how the crisis in Libya escalated from protests to months of bitter fighting and resulted in the capture and reported death of Col Gaddafi.