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Six facts you probably didn’t know about Muammar Gaddafi

The mention of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi sends shivers down the spine of his detractors. Gaddafi, until his death in late 2011 ruled Libya for over four decades after overthrowing King Idris I in 1951....

“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed

Fallen Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, entered the world in 1942, near Sirte. A son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Gaddafi was brilliant in School and soon graduated from the University of Libya in 1963....

Why Louis Farrakhan is Wrong on Muammar Gaddafi: Between Self-interest and Human Dignity

By: Wilson Aiwuyor Louis Farrakhan, an American radical black nationalist leader, has spoken out in defense of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi, insisting that the brutal dictator remains his good...

Exactly 10 yrs ago, Libyan leader Gaddafi was killed. Here’s a first-hand account of his last days

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi came to power in a coup in 1969 before he was toppled in 2011. Although some argued that his leadership brought a lot of socio-economic reforms to the country, he was criticized...

Reactions pour in as Israel rejoins African Union 19 years after Gaddafi forced it out

Israel is rejoining the African Union (AU) as an observer member, 19 years after it was ousted from the pan-African bloc due to pressure by then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Israeli has been pushing...

When Gaddafi almost bought Manchester United

Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi came to power in a coup in 1969 before he was toppled in 2011. Although some argued that his leadership brought a lot of socio-economic reforms to the country, he was criticized...

Fatima, the last queen of Libya and widow of King Idris, who was deposed by Gaddafi

In 2009 when Fatima Ahmed al-Sharif, the last queen of Libya and widow of King Idris, passed away, she was in exile with her family in Egypt. Her husband, Idris, had died years earlier in 1983. Idris had...

Mahmoud Jibril, the Libyan leader who helped overthrow Gaddafi and died of Covid-19

When Mahmoud Jibril stood in Libya’s free elections in 2012 after heading the rebel government that helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, many believed that he could unify the country. Libya,...

These are four conflicts in Africa that Gaddafi funded or launched

If the company allows, it should be possible for Africans both on the continent and in the diaspora to have a nuanced conversation about the life and legacy of the former Libyan leader, Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi....

Do you know why Nelson Mandela loved Castro, Gaddafi whom the West hated?

Many a critic of the West have pointed to a certain poverty in imagination when Western intellectuals are forced to conceptualize a world where they are not making the rules and setting parameters. The...

Why the misery of Libya and a no post-Gaddafi plan will forever haunt Barack Obama

At the end of August 2011, the BBC published the musings of its diplomatic editor, Mark Urban, on what future interventions in troubled countries would look like. At the time, the former Libyan leader,...

Gaddafi’s special team of female bodyguards: A dark story of rape and violence

Muammar al-Gaddafi was described by his father as a man “always serious, even taciturn”. If we grant that the father knew his son, then we may ask how a son of very few words succeeded in commanding...

Watch Gaddafi apologize on behalf of Arabs for their cruel treatment of Africans during the Arab slave trade

Muammar al-Gaddafi left behind a mixed legacy. Serving as president of Libya from 1969 till his assassination in 2011, his time in power is mostly viewed as double-edged. While he was criticized for being...

Trump backs Gaddafi-era General who is bombing Libya’s UN-backed government

There is heightened tension in Libya between two parallel governments who are also creating diplomatic tension among global super powers over who to support in the North African country’s clashes...

Idris, the forgotten Libyan king overthrown by Gaddafi

In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi overthrew the only king to ever rule post-independent Libya, Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi, just 18-years into his reign. Idris, who saw the independence...

Listen to Gaddafi’s last audio recording addressed to his family hours before he was killed

The revolutionary and politician served as leader of Libya from September 1, 1969, to October 20, 2011. Gaddafi, who was criticized by some for ruling with an iron fist and being dictator was also equally...

Gaddafi’s son off the hook for murder of Libyan footballer

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi Gaddafi has been cleared of murdering a footballer Bashir Rayani who was killed before Libya’s 2011 uprising. An appeals court found him not...

Gaddafi’s son launches presidential campaign from his hideout in Tunisia

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deposed former Libyan President Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has stuck to his word by launching his presidential campaign from his hideout in Tunisia. The self-exiled second...

Former French president held by police over funding by Gaddafi

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in police custody in Paris over alleged funding of his 2007 presidential election campaign by late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The police are questioning the...

$12.3 billion in Gaddafi’s frozen account in Belgium ‘disappears’

Local Belgian media has revealed that about 10 billion euros ($12.3 billion) have disappeared from four frozen Euroclear Bank accounts belonging to two Libyan state agencies. The accounts containing 16.1...