Africa is closer to me in every way than Iraq or Syria. - Muammar Gaddafi

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Africa is closer to me in every way than Iraq or Syria.

Muammar Gaddafi

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About Muammar Gaddafi

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. Gaddafi pursued an anti-colonial and pan-African foreign policy that the United States and European countries condemned as sponsorship of terrorism.

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Native Name: معمر القذافي‎

Also Known As: Líder hermano y guía de la revolución

Alternative Names: Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi • Colonel Gaddafi • Kadhafi • Gaddafi • Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi • Muʿammar al-Gaddafi • Muammar al-Gaddafi • Muʿammar al-Qaddafi • Muammar Qaddafi • Muammur Gaddafi • Muammar al-Qaddafi • الرجل يحب القضيب • Muammar el-Qaddafi • Kaddafi • Kadafi • Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi • Gadafi • Moammar Al Qadhafi • Gadaffi

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