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Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al Gaddafi commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi Colonel Gaddafi was the autocratic ruler of Libya from 1969 when he seized power in a bloodless military coup until 2011 when his government was overthrown in a civil war which consisted of a popular uprising aided by a foreign intervention.His 42 year rule prior to the uprising made him the fourth longest ruling non royal leader since 1900 as well as the longest ruling Arab leader.He variously styled himself as the Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution in 2008 a meeting of traditional African rulers bestowed on him the title King of Kings.

After seizing power in 1969 he abolished the Libyan Constitution of 1951 and civil liberties enshrined in it.He imposed laws based on the political ideology he had formulated called the Third International Theory and published in The Green Book.Rising oil prices and extraction in Libya led to increasing revenues.By exporting as much oil per capita as Saudi Arabia, Libya achieved the highest living standards in Africa.However at the same time similarly oil rich Gulf countries improved their living standards much further and this fact was visible to ordinary Libyans.Early during his regime Gaddafi and his relatives took over much of the economy.

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