Muammar Gaddafi: Leader who revolutionized the African continent (+assassination)

Published at: 20/10/2024 08:33 AM

On October 20, 2011, Libyan leader Muamar El Gaddafi was assassinated, who for more than forty years revolutionized the social and economic policies of his country and the African continent.

In 1969, Gaddafi overthrew the Idris monarchy, and then the Council of the Revolution was established, declaring the country a Nasserist and socialist.

With his Green Revolution, he guaranteed his people economic stability, health and social protection, and with the unification of his nation, he made Libya the greatest example in the region.

Many European and United States governments did not look favourably on their policies because it did not correspond to their interests, so the North American empire bombed Libya in 1986 with the excuse that Gaddafi was a terrorist, and then there were two coup attempts against the revolutionary leader in 1992 and 1993.

Since the arrival of the Bolivarian Revolution, Commander Hugo Chávez and Muamar El Gaddafi established ties of cooperation. During the last visit of the Venezuelan leader to Libya in 2009, he said: “What Simon Bolivar is to the Venezuelan people, Gaddafi is to the Libyan people.”

On March 17, 2011, the United Nations Security Council authorized war against Gaddafi's troops, although limited to military objectives and without affecting the president's physical integrity. On October 20, 2011, Gaddafi tried to escape from Sirte in a heavily armed convoy, but was detected and attacked by NATO planes outside the city. Seriously wounded, he was captured soon after by rebel soldiers and executed.

After the death of Gaddafi, Libya ceased to be a prosperous country and is now in ruins because of the “democracy” imposed by the United States in complicity with NATO.

Mazo News Team