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.

Apr 8, 2025 · Muammar al-Qaddafi (born 1942, near Sirte, Libya—died October 20, 2011, Sirte) was the de facto leader of Libya (1969–2011). Qaddafi had ruled for more than four decades when he was ousted by a revolt in August 2011. After evading capture for several weeks, he was killed by rebel forces in October 2011.

Mar 27, 2025 · Muammar al-Qaddafi, or Muʿammar al-Qadhdhāfī, (born 1942, near Sirte, Libya—died October 20, 2011, Sirte), Ruler of Libya (1969–2011). The son of a Bedouin farmer, he was born in a tent in the Libyan desert. He attended the University of Libya and Libya’s military academy. He was a devout Muslim and ardent Arab nationalist.

May 29, 2018 · Libya, where rival authorities in Tripoli and the east are vying for power, fell into chaos after the removal of Muammar Qaddafi in October 2011. A Nato-backed uprising that begins in February 2011 snowballs into bloody armed conflict.

May 11, 2018 · Muammar al- Qaddafi (mōōäm-mär´ äl-käd-dä´fē), 1942–2011, Libyan army officer and dictator. He graduated from the Univ. of Libya in 1963 and became an army officer in 1965.

Mar 27, 2011 · Muammar al-Qaddafi has been Libyan head of state since 1969 and one of the most controversial and divisive leaders in the Middle East and Africa in the twentieth century. Qaddafi was born in the spring of 1942 to an Arabized Berber family near the Sirt desert on Libya’s northern coast.

Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi led the revolution that set up the Libyan republic in 1969. His dream was to unite all Arab lands and create a system of "government by the masses."

Libyan leader Qadhafi was a leading advocate of Pan-Arabism and viewed himself as a revolutionary voice for developing countries and defender against Western imperialism and Zionist...

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (or Mu'Ammar Qathafi or even Ghaddafi - there is no single correct transliteration for Arabic words) came to power in a virtually bloodless coup in 1969, deposing King Idris who had ruled Libya since independence in 1951.

Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 (Arabic: معمر القذافي Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī) (born 1942), has been the leader of Libya since 1969. Although he holds no public office, he is accorded the title "Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of …