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Muammar al-Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi[4](Arabic: مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِيMuʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfīaudio (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]
Early life
[change | change source]Muammar al-Gaddafi was born in a tent near Qasr Abu Hadi. His family came from a small tribal group called Qadhadhfa.
His family were Arabized Berber people in heritage.
Muammar gaddafi childrenHe joined the Libyan military in 1961; the military was one of the few ways for lower class Libyans like him to rise in social status. He became a colonel.
Ruler of Libya
[change | change source]Gaddafi became head of state of Libya after removing King Idris from power in a 1969 bloodless coup.
He ruled Libya from September 1, 1969 to August 23, 2011. After the coup, Gaddafi established the Libyan Arab Republic.[6] He was one of the longest-serving non royal rule