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Colonel Gaddafi Part 1: Son of the Desert

Real Dictators

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The Rise and Fall of the Italians

The period of italian colonalism was incredibly brutal, even by the standards of the day. The italians kill around 100 thousand people in saranaca - a full half of the region's entire population. Omar muctar, leader of a guerilla insurgency, evades capture for an incredible 20 years. When he is finally apprehended, he is publicly executed, becoming libya's first national martyr.

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