he was nicknamed the Mad Dog of the Middle East welcome to watchmojo.com and
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Middle East welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a look at the life of
today we’re taking a look at the life of
today we’re taking a look at the life of Muammar Gaddafi this Mad Dog of the
Muammar Gaddafi this Mad Dog of the
Muammar Gaddafi this Mad Dog of the Middle East has a goal of a world
Middle East has a goal of a world
Middle East has a goal of a world revolution Muslim fundamentalist
revolution Muslim fundamentalist
revolution Muslim fundamentalist revolution Gaddafi was born in western
revolution Gaddafi was born in western
revolution Gaddafi was born in western Libya in 1942 during his youth he saw
Libya in 1942 during his youth he saw
Libya in 1942 during his youth he saw his native country move from an Italian
his native country move from an Italian
his native country move from an Italian colony to an independent state under the
colony to an independent state under the
colony to an independent state under the Western friendly King Idris while at
Western friendly King Idris while at
Western friendly King Idris while at school he was influenced by the Arab
school he was influenced by the Arab
school he was influenced by the Arab nationalist movement by 1961 he enlisted
nationalist movement by 1961 he enlisted
nationalist movement by 1961 he enlisted at Benghazi’s Military College after
at Benghazi’s Military College after
at Benghazi’s Military College after leaving school he joined a group in
leaving school he joined a group in
leaving school he joined a group in hopes of deposing the King due to
hopes of deposing the King due to
hopes of deposing the King due to increasing dissatisfaction with his rule
increasing dissatisfaction with his rule
increasing dissatisfaction with his rule on September 1st 1969 the Free Officers
on September 1st 1969 the Free Officers
on September 1st 1969 the Free Officers movement successfully overthrew the King
movement successfully overthrew the King
movement successfully overthrew the King while he was abroad Gaddafi and his
while he was abroad Gaddafi and his
while he was abroad Gaddafi and his fellow revolutionaries abolished the
fellow revolutionaries abolished the
fellow revolutionaries abolished the monarchy and declared the Libyan Arab
monarchy and declared the Libyan Arab
monarchy and declared the Libyan Arab Republic Gaddafi became
Republic Gaddafi became
Republic Gaddafi became commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces
commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces
commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and chairman of the country’s new ruling
and chairman of the country’s new ruling
and chairman of the country’s new ruling body the Revolutionary Command Council
body the Revolutionary Command Council
body the Revolutionary Command Council with that he became ruler of Libya
with that he became ruler of Libya
with that he became ruler of Libya Gaddafi immediately closed American and
Gaddafi immediately closed American and
Gaddafi immediately closed American and British military bases in Libya and
British military bases in Libya and
British military bases in Libya and forced foreign oil companies within the
forced foreign oil companies within the
forced foreign oil companies within the country’s borders to allocate more of
country’s borders to allocate more of
country’s borders to allocate more of their profits to the nation he also
their profits to the nation he also
their profits to the nation he also replaced the Gregorian calendar with the
replaced the Gregorian calendar with the
replaced the Gregorian calendar with the Islamic one and banned the sale of
Islamic one and banned the sale of
Islamic one and banned the sale of alcohol months after Gaddafi seized
alcohol months after Gaddafi seized
alcohol months after Gaddafi seized power an attempt was made to overthrow
power an attempt was made to overthrow
power an attempt was made to overthrow him his resulting paranoia caused him to
him his resulting paranoia caused him to
him his resulting paranoia caused him to make opposition to his regime illegal
make opposition to his regime illegal
make opposition to his regime illegal the next year he ejected the remaining
the next year he ejected the remaining
the next year he ejected the remaining Italian residents from Libya and
Italian residents from Libya and
Italian residents from Libya and expelled the Jewish population because
expelled the Jewish population because
expelled the Jewish population because of his ardent opposition Zionism and
of his ardent opposition Zionism and
of his ardent opposition Zionism and Israel Gaddafi continued to shun the
Israel Gaddafi continued to shun the
Israel Gaddafi continued to shun the Western world while he also influenced
Western world while he also influenced
Western world while he also influenced Arab African and Muslim populations his
Arab African and Muslim populations his
Arab African and Muslim populations his 1974 Green Book summarized his political
1974 Green Book summarized his political
1974 Green Book summarized his political viewpoints on topics like democracy and
viewpoints on topics like democracy and
viewpoints on topics like democracy and capitalism and explained how Gaddafi
capitalism and explained how Gaddafi
capitalism and explained how Gaddafi strategies would solve world problems in
strategies would solve world problems in
strategies would solve world problems in addition to his cult of personality
addition to his cult of personality
addition to his cult of personality Gaddafi allegedly became increasingly
Gaddafi allegedly became increasingly
Gaddafi allegedly became increasingly corrupt as the poverty level of his
corrupt as the poverty level of his
corrupt as the poverty level of his poppy
poppy
poppy relation increased so did his massive
relation increased so did his massive
relation increased so did his massive personal wealth due to the nation’s oil
personal wealth due to the nation’s oil
personal wealth due to the nation’s oil revenue not only that but Gaddafi was
revenue not only that but Gaddafi was
revenue not only that but Gaddafi was considered by some as erratic and
considered by some as erratic and
considered by some as erratic and bizarre he called himself king of Africa
bizarre he called himself king of Africa
bizarre he called himself king of Africa hired female bodyguards and dressed in
hired female bodyguards and dressed in
hired female bodyguards and dressed in eccentric clothing Gaddafi’s reputation
eccentric clothing Gaddafi’s reputation
eccentric clothing Gaddafi’s reputation abroad deteriorated as he antagonized
abroad deteriorated as he antagonized
abroad deteriorated as he antagonized the West he allegedly supported the
the West he allegedly supported the
the West he allegedly supported the Black Panthers the Nation of Islam and
Black Panthers the Nation of Islam and
Black Panthers the Nation of Islam and the Irish Republican Army and was also
the Irish Republican Army and was also
the Irish Republican Army and was also linked to other criminal activity like
linked to other criminal activity like
linked to other criminal activity like the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that took
the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that took
the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that took down a Pan Am flight with 270 people on
down a Pan Am flight with 270 people on
down a Pan Am flight with 270 people on board la venta there is a clear
board la venta there is a clear
board la venta there is a clear difference between supporting the Just
difference between supporting the Just
difference between supporting the Just Cause of nations struggling for their
Cause of nations struggling for their
Cause of nations struggling for their freedom and liberation between that and
freedom and liberation between that and
freedom and liberation between that and terrorism and it is one of our basic
terrorism and it is one of our basic
terrorism and it is one of our basic principles to support nations that are
principles to support nations that are
principles to support nations that are struggling for the sake of their freedom
struggling for the sake of their freedom
struggling for the sake of their freedom to support those exploited and oppressed
to support those exploited and oppressed
to support those exploited and oppressed be they in southern Philippines or in
be they in southern Philippines or in
be they in southern Philippines or in Northern Ireland like a division we
Northern Ireland like a division we
Northern Ireland like a division we support the no early at least opposition
support the no early at least opposition
support the no early at least opposition to Gaddafi grew to the point where the
to Gaddafi grew to the point where the
to Gaddafi grew to the point where the u.s. unsuccessfully attempted to kill
u.s. unsuccessfully attempted to kill
u.s. unsuccessfully attempted to kill him through a series of bombings in 1986
him through a series of bombings in 1986
him through a series of bombings in 1986 however it wasn’t long before Libya US
however it wasn’t long before Libya US
however it wasn’t long before Libya US relations improved Gaddafi began sharing
relations improved Gaddafi began sharing
relations improved Gaddafi began sharing information with the West to secure his
information with the West to secure his
information with the West to secure his place as ruler against an imminent
place as ruler against an imminent
place as ruler against an imminent Islamist menace he also gave up the
Islamist menace he also gave up the
Islamist menace he also gave up the Lockerbie bombing suspects at the behest
Lockerbie bombing suspects at the behest
Lockerbie bombing suspects at the behest of Nelson Mandela
of Nelson Mandela
of Nelson Mandela Gaddafi’s legitimacy increased to the
Gaddafi’s legitimacy increased to the
Gaddafi’s legitimacy increased to the point where Italian Prime Minister
point where Italian Prime Minister
point where Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi considered him a close
Silvio Berlusconi considered him a close
Silvio Berlusconi considered him a close friend many hypothesized these newly
friend many hypothesized these newly
friend many hypothesized these newly solidified relationships with the
solidified relationships with the
solidified relationships with the Western world were thanks to Libya’s
Western world were thanks to Libya’s
Western world were thanks to Libya’s booming oil supplies however at home the
booming oil supplies however at home the
booming oil supplies however at home the gap between the rich and the poor was at
gap between the rich and the poor was at
gap between the rich and the poor was at an all-time high when the Arab Spring
an all-time high when the Arab Spring
an all-time high when the Arab Spring protests began in 2011 the people of
protests began in 2011 the people of
protests began in 2011 the people of Libya rose as well following the
Libya rose as well following the
Libya rose as well following the downfalls of Tunisia’s longtime dictator
downfalls of Tunisia’s longtime dictator
downfalls of Tunisia’s longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak protests sprouted in Benghazi and
protests sprouted in Benghazi and
protests sprouted in Benghazi and quickly spread Gaddafi suppressed the
quickly spread Gaddafi suppressed the
quickly spread Gaddafi suppressed the movement by indiscriminately killing
movement by indiscriminately killing
movement by indiscriminately killing rebels
rebels
rebels however this inadvertently encouraged
however this inadvertently encouraged
however this inadvertently encouraged them to resist more strongly
them to resist more strongly
them to resist more strongly Sana’s Havana will Malayan leak open
Sana’s Havana will Malayan leak open
Sana’s Havana will Malayan leak open Libya shiver shiver best bet Dada is
Libya shiver shiver best bet Dada is
Libya shiver shiver best bet Dada is gazenga tenant red-headed minute been
gazenga tenant red-headed minute been
gazenga tenant red-headed minute been conf just the rebels formed a governing
conf just the rebels formed a governing
conf just the rebels formed a governing body called the National Transitional
body called the National Transitional
body called the National Transitional Council or NTC and earned NATO support a
Council or NTC and earned NATO support a
Council or NTC and earned NATO support a NATO coalition soon lent its strength to
NATO coalition soon lent its strength to
NATO coalition soon lent its strength to the fight against Gaddafi in the form of
the fight against Gaddafi in the form of
the fight against Gaddafi in the form of airstrikes and the enforcement of a
airstrikes and the enforcement of a
airstrikes and the enforcement of a no-fly zone this resulted in the death
no-fly zone this resulted in the death
no-fly zone this resulted in the death of one of Gaddafi’s sons and before long
of one of Gaddafi’s sons and before long
of one of Gaddafi’s sons and before long Tripoli fell to the rebels warrants were
Tripoli fell to the rebels warrants were
Tripoli fell to the rebels warrants were issued by the International Criminal
issued by the International Criminal
issued by the International Criminal Court for Gaddafi and members of his
Court for Gaddafi and members of his
Court for Gaddafi and members of his inner circle for crimes against humanity
inner circle for crimes against humanity
inner circle for crimes against humanity however the leader was still in hiding
however the leader was still in hiding
however the leader was still in hiding by July Gaddafi’s reign was officially
by July Gaddafi’s reign was officially
by July Gaddafi’s reign was officially over because numerous countries
over because numerous countries
over because numerous countries acknowledge the NTC as Libya’s
acknowledge the NTC as Libya’s
acknowledge the NTC as Libya’s legitimate government on October 20th
legitimate government on October 20th
legitimate government on October 20th 2011 it was announced he had been found
2011 it was announced he had been found
2011 it was announced he had been found and killed under ominous circumstances
and killed under ominous circumstances
and killed under ominous circumstances many Libyans celebrated Gaddafi’s demise
many Libyans celebrated Gaddafi’s demise
many Libyans celebrated Gaddafi’s demise as it marked the end of one of the 20th
as it marked the end of one of the 20th
as it marked the end of one of the 20th century’s most notorious dictatorships
century’s most notorious dictatorships
century’s most notorious dictatorships the dark shadow of tyranny has been
the dark shadow of tyranny has been
the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted and with this enormous promise
lifted and with this enormous promise
lifted and with this enormous promise the Libyan people now have a great
the Libyan people now have a great
the Libyan people now have a great responsibility to build an inclusive and
responsibility to build an inclusive and
responsibility to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that
tolerant and democratic Libya that
tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to
stands as the ultimate rebuke to
stands as the ultimate rebuke to Gaddafi’s dictatorship
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