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Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi was born in 1942 and seized power in Libya in 1969 after a bloodless coup. His 42-year rule was brought to an end when he was overthrown by Nato-supported Libyan rebels early in 2011. After eight months at large, Gaddafi was killed in October 2011 in his hometown of Sirte.

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The 'Mad Dog' who exported terrorism around the world

20.10.11
Muammar Gaddafi was a tyrant who once ordered more than a thousand executions in a single day... more

Gaddafi's son put on Interpol wanted list

29.09.11
Interpol has put ousted Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi's son al-Saadi on its most-wanted list and said he was last seen in Niger... more

Libyan forces storm Gaddafi home town

16.09.11
The forces of Libya's new regime storm into two key towns - including Colonel Gaddafi's birthplace - as they try to finish off resistance from his die-hard supporters ... more

I haven't fled and I won't give up the fight, vows Gaddafi

08.09.11
Colonel Gaddafi angrily denied rumours he had fled Libya, vowed he would never leave the land of his ancestors and rallied followers to keep fighting... more

Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi 'extremely ill' and not eating

07.09.11
The son of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi has allowed a team of British journalists into his home to show UK residents how ill his cancer-stricken father is... more

Protect civilians in assault on Sirte, Hague tells rebels

01.09.11
Rebel leaders in Libya are warned to avoid a massacre of civilians in the city of Sirte - where thousands of Gaddafi loyalists have vowed to make a last stand... more

No man is an island, however rich and vain

31.08.11
It's a simple dream really, to be king of your own country. But as with so many simple dreams, making it a reality is really quite complicated... more

Gaddafi's fugitive daughter 'gives birth'

30.08.11
Colonel Gaddafi's daughter Aisha has had a baby in Algeria, it is claimed... more

Jailed US writer is freed by prisoners

25.08.11
An American writer who spent almost six months in a Libyan jail was freed by other prisoners... more

Captive British journalists freed from armed siege

24.08.11
A group of British journalists has been freed after being held captive for days inside a Tripoli hotel by gunmen loyal to Colonel Gaddafi... more

Rebels attack farm in hunt for Gaddafi

24.08.11
Rebels hunting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have attacked a farm close to Tripoli as his forces held at least 20 Britons hostage at a hotel... more

Hunt is on for safe houses where dictator can lie low

24.08.11
Comment: The most urgent mission for the liberation forces and their Nato and Arab allies is to hunt down the leaders of the Gaddafi clan... more

Gaddafi troops occupy hospital in fight for city

17.08.11
Libyan rebels battle to take over the key city of Zawiya today as Colonel Gaddafi's troops take over a hospital in a desperate bid to retain control... more

Gaddafi fires Scud missile as rebels cut off Tripoli

16.08.11
Colonel Gaddafi's forces fired a Scud missile for the first time in Libya's war, US defence officials said, after rebel advances left him isolated in Tripoli... more

Gaddafi's 'close circle' is key to his defeat, says Liam Fox

01.08.11
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's defeat will be brought about by his 'close circle' deserting him, Liam Fox said... more

The Chancellor must consider lower taxes

26.07.11
The one thing the Chancellor, George Osborne, has to be grateful for is that there is growth in the economy at all... more

Rebels 'surround key Libya oil town'

18.07.11
Rebels claim to have routed Colonel Gaddafi's troops and encircled the key Libyan town of Brega... more

More Tornados sent to Libya as pressure mounts on Gaddafi

15.07.11
Britain is sending four more warplanes to Libya to help a fresh military push to oust Colonel Gaddafi... more

Libya's rebels open a second front in move to take Tripoli

27.06.11
Libyan rebels are locked in a fierce battle with Colonel Gaddafi's troops after opening up a second front in their surge towards Tripoli... more

Nato hits Gaddafi's Tripoli compound

16.06.11
NATO has shelled the area near Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's compound in an apparent attempt to weaken the Libyan leader's hold on Tripoli as rebel troops moved on the capital... more

No place for Libyan leader or his son at the London Games

15.06.11
The Libyan Olympic committee, headed by Col Gaddafi's eldest son, has successfully requested the tickets... more

No place for Libyan leader or his son at the London Games

15.06.11
The Government has insisted Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi would be banned from attending next year's Olympics despite the country being granted almost 1,000 tickets to the Games ... more

Children salute Gaddafi as NATO meets on bomb strikes

08.06.11
The chief of Nato has urged greater participation from member countries in the push to depose Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi... more

Opec at war as Libya tensions surface

06.06.11
Libya's raging civil war has set the scene for the most hostile Opec meeting in years this week, but the timing is unwelcome as the global recovery approaches a potential turning point... more

We must do what we can in the Arab world

26.04.11
For a time, it seemed that the momentum of the Arab Spring would be carried across the Arab world after the fall of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt... more

Getting rid of Gaddafi is the real war aim

20.04.11
The Libyan foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, warns that Britain's despatching military personnel to help the rebels endangers the chance of peace. He would say that.... more

Nato: We won't apologise for killing Libyan rebels

08.04.11
NATO refuses to apologise for killing four Libyan rebels in a "friendly fire" attack, saying its troops had not known the rebels had begun to use tanks... more

Foreign Office 'in London talks with Tripoli fixer'

01.04.11
In a secret London location, two senior British officials held an extraordinary meeting with a Libyan fixer close to Colonel Gaddafi's family ... more

Suspicion about saboteurs is crack in rebels' resolve

04.03.11
Fear of saboteurs is spreading in Libya's liberated east amid concerns that Col Muammar Gaddafi is seeking to reassert control by stealth... more

Turmoil erupts in four more countries after Egypt revolution

16.02.11
Ripples spreading across the Middle East after the success of the popular uprising against Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak gathered force today as protesters in four countries demanded the overthrow of their governments.... more

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