Real Dictators

Colonel Gaddafi Part 1: Son of the Desert

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Jun 15, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Gaddafi's Demise

  • In 2011, Muammar Gaddafi was found hiding in a sewage pipe after a high-speed chase.
  • Rebels brutally assaulted and killed him near his birthplace, Sirt.
INSIGHT

Gaddafi's Contradictory Nature

  • Gaddafi, the "Brother Leader," was a complex figure.
  • He was both a revolutionary and a tyrant, a terrorist sponsor and a Western ally.
INSIGHT

Gaddafi's Birth

  • Gaddafi was born during World War II into a Bedouin tribe near Sirt, Libya.
  • The exact date is unclear due to the lack of record-keeping among the Bedouins.
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