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c. 1942 - 2011 / Libya

Muammar Gaddafi

Libya’s bold leader and troubled legacy

Muammar Gaddafi seized power in Libya promising freedom from foreign influence and a fairer future. Oil wealth brought major changes, but his dream of people’s rule became a tightly controlled system built around one man.

Muammar Gaddafi

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01A Young Officer Takes the Palace3 min
02The Leader of the Revolution3 min
03From Africa to the Fall3 min

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