Real Dictators cover image

Colonel Gaddafi Part 8: The Arab Spring

Real Dictators

00:00

Gaddafi Runs Away From Tripoli

Gaddafi's bloody corpse is taken to the town of Miss Rata, up the coast. Thousands will file past to witness the demise of the tyrant for themselves. Some pose for selfies with the semi-frozen bodies in a mixture of ecstasy and sheer disbelief. Libyans were just absolutely fed up with 40 years of this brutal, repressive, chaotic, arbitrary dictatorship. Gaddafi somehow seems to have believed himself to have been invincible - he was running scared.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app