Gaddafi

Gad·da·fi

 (gə-dä′fē), Muammar al-

See Muammar al- Qaddafi.

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Qad·da·fi

or Qa·dha·fi or Kha·da·fy  (kə-dä′fē) or Gad·da·fi (gə-), Muammar al- or el- 1942-2011.

Libyan political leader who seized power in a military coup d'état against the Libyan monarchy (1969) and imposed socialist policies and Islamic orthodoxy on the country. He was deposed and killed in a popular uprising (2011).

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Gaddafi

(ɡəˈdɑːfɪ) or

Qaddafi

n

(Biography) Mu'ammar Muhammad al- (ˈməʊəˌmɑː æl), 1942–2011, Libyan army officer and statesman; head of state 1969–2011; deposed and executed 2011

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Gaddafi - Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) Khadafy, Muammar al-Qaddafi, Muammar el-Qaddafi, Qaddafi, Qadhafi

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