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Born
Gaddafi was born in sirte, libya -
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Kingdom of Libya
Served in the Kingdom of libya -
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Military School
Studies at Libyan military academy, Benghazi: and some training in Britain. Becomes enthused by rise of Arab nationalism. -
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Libyan Arab Republic
Served in the Libyan Arab Republic -
Bloodless coup
Gaddafi leads a group and overthows the Monarchy. While King Idris was receving medical treatment -
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Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya
Muammar al-Qaddafi, a 27-year-old Libyan army captain, leads a successful military coup against King Idris I of Libya. Idris was deposed and Qaddafi was named chairman of Libya's new governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council. -
Italians walk
he expelled the remaining Italians from Libya, and emphasized what he saw as the battle between Arab nationalism and western imperialism. He vocally opposed Zionism and Israel, and expelled the Jewish community from Libya. Qaddafi's inner circle of trusted people became smaller and smaller, as power was shared by himself and a small group of family and friends. His intelligence agents traveled around the world to intimidate and assassinate Libyans living in exile. -
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Prime Minister of Libya
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Nuclar Weapons
Gaddafi starts to make nuclear weapons. He also tries to pursuad china to sell him one -
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Served in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya -
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Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya
was the Secretary-General of the General People's Congress -
war of chad
Libyan involvement in the war with Chad reaches its final stage, and proves to be another military disaster for Gaddafi. Libya loses 7,500 troops, a tenth of its army, and $1.5bn equipment. -
Palestinians Walk
In 1995 Gaddafi expelled 30,000 Palestinians living in Libya, a response to the peace negotiations that had commenced between Israel and the PLO -
OverThrow
Overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq forces strategic rethink. Gaddafi begins a policy of rapprochement with the west. Britain supports resolution to lift sanctions against Libya. Gaddafi is one of the first to issue an arrest warrant for Osama bin Laden. Accepts Libyan responsibility for Lockerbie. -
Visit
Visits the US for first time to address the UN general assembly. It is meant to last 15 minutes but he blusters on for an hour and a half, accusing the security council of being terrorists and demands $7.7bn compensation to Africa for European colonialism. Intrigues Americans during visit by bring his bedouin tent to sleep in. -
Convicted
The international criminal court at The Hague indicts him, his son Saif Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and his brother-in-law Abdullah al-Senussi for crimes against humanity -
Rebellion
during the Battle of Tripoli, Gaddafi lost effective political and military control of Tripoli after his compound was captured by rebel forces. Rebel forces entered Green Square in the city center, tearing down posters of Gaddafi and flying flags of the rebellion. He continued to give addresses via radio, calling upon his supporters to crush the rebels. -
Died
Gaddafi died in Qasr Abu Hadi, Libya at the age of 69. He was assassinated
