Muammar al-Gaddafi
| Muammar al-Gaddafi معمر محمد (أبو منيار) القذافي |
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Muammar Gaddafi in 1973
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| Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya | |
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In office 1 September 1969 – 20 October 2011 |
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| President | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairman of the National Transitional Council) |
| Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya | |
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In office 1 September 1969 – 2 March 1977 |
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| Prime Minister |
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Abdessalam Jalloud Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Preceded by | Idris (King) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Secretary General of the General People's Congress) |
| Secretary General of the General People's Congress | |
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In office 2 March 1977 – 2 March 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Preceded by | Himself (Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Prime Minister of Libya | |
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In office 16 January 1970 – 16 July 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi |
| Succeeded by | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| Chairperson of the African Union | |
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In office 2 February 2009 – 31 January 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Succeeded by | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi c. 1940–1943 Qasr Abu Hadi, Italian Libya |
| Died | 20 October 2011 (aged 68–71) Sirte, Libya |
| Political party |
Arab Socialist Union (1971–77) Independent (1977–2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Fatiha al-Nuri (1969–70) Safia el-Brasai (1970–2011) |
| Children |
Sons
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| Alma mater |
University of Libya Benghazi Military University Academy |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Libya (1961–69) Libyan Arab Republic (1969–77) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)
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| Service/branch | Libyan Army |
| Years of service | 1961–2011 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Libyan Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars |
1969 Libyan coup d'état Libyan-Egyptian War Chadian-Libyan conflict Uganda–Tanzania War 1986 United States bombing of Libya Libyan Civil War |
Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi (/ˈmoʊ.əmɑːr ɡəˈdɑːfi/; 
audio ; c. 1942 – 20 October 2011), commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He governed Libya as Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then as the "Brotherly Leader" of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011. He was initially ideologically committed to Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, but he came to rule according to his own Third International Theory.
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