Libya's longtime dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, was shot to death on October 20, 2011 near his hometown of Sirte, Libya, following a civil war and painstaking search for the former ruler in the African nation.
Born in June 1942, Gaddafi used his military to overthrew King Idris of Libya on September 1, 1969 while the king was undergoing medical treatment in Turkey. The coup d'etat (overthrow) of the monarch was out of frustration and shame that Libyan officers felt with Israel's defeat of Arab armies on three different fronts in 1967. Gaddafi was planning the overthrow while he was still only a cadet. Upon the overthrow, Gaddafi began promising to restructure Libyan society.
In 1969, surveillance began taking place within the government, and in factories and the education system. Anyone who formed a political party would be executed, and discussing politics with any outsiders could result in a three-year jail sentence.
Libya is a nation rich with oil, and Gaddafi used the revenue the nation generated from oil to his own personal advantage. He used the revenue to fund other political endeavors and his own lifestyle.
Protests against the Libyan government began in February 2011. Within a week, these protests had increased significantly in momentum and size, though they were frowned upon by Libya's government. By the end of February, the country had deteriorated into a state of chaos, and the government had lost their control of the eastern part of the nation. Gaddafi believed that the protestors were "drugged" and/or connected to al-Qaeda.
On October 20, 2011, National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters confirmed that Libyan officials had captured Muammar Gaddafi in a tunnel near his hometown of Sirte, Libya. He was part of a convoy that had been targeted by a French air strike on a road 3 kilometres west of Sirte. Gaddafi survived but was wounded, and hid with several bodyguards in a drain underneath a road west of the city. NTC fighters discovered them, captured Gaddafi, and shot him dead.
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Born in June 1942, Gaddafi used his military to overthrew King Idris of Libya on September 1, 1969 while the king was undergoing medical treatment in Turkey. The coup d'etat (overthrow) of the monarch was out of frustration and shame that Libyan officers felt with Israel's defeat of Arab armies on three different fronts in 1967. Gaddafi was planning the overthrow while he was still only a cadet. Upon the overthrow, Gaddafi began promising to restructure Libyan society.
In 1969, surveillance began taking place within the government, and in factories and the education system. Anyone who formed a political party would be executed, and discussing politics with any outsiders could result in a three-year jail sentence.
Libya is a nation rich with oil, and Gaddafi used the revenue the nation generated from oil to his own personal advantage. He used the revenue to fund other political endeavors and his own lifestyle.
Protests against the Libyan government began in February 2011. Within a week, these protests had increased significantly in momentum and size, though they were frowned upon by Libya's government. By the end of February, the country had deteriorated into a state of chaos, and the government had lost their control of the eastern part of the nation. Gaddafi believed that the protestors were "drugged" and/or connected to al-Qaeda.
On October 20, 2011, National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters confirmed that Libyan officials had captured Muammar Gaddafi in a tunnel near his hometown of Sirte, Libya. He was part of a convoy that had been targeted by a French air strike on a road 3 kilometres west of Sirte. Gaddafi survived but was wounded, and hid with several bodyguards in a drain underneath a road west of the city. NTC fighters discovered them, captured Gaddafi, and shot him dead.
Cast your vote on The Shiretown Blogger's poll about the significance of Gaddafi's death to the Middle East countries.
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