Editing Muammar Gaddafi

{{Infobox politician
|name=Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi<br />Muammar Gaddafi
|birth_date={{birth date|1942|6|7}}
|death_date={{death date and age|2011|10|20|1942|6|7}}
|death_cause=Gunshot wound
|nationality=Libyan}}

'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi''' (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 later ruled according to his own Third International Theory.

== Pan-Africanism==
On the 16th of March, 2016 [[WikiLeaks]] published an archive of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s emails containing information confirming the conspiricy by the US and French Governments to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi based on his desire to develop a "pan-African" currency. In an email to Clinton titled, "France's client & Qaddafi's gold" Sidney Blumenthal describes Gaddafi's intentions to develop a "pan-African" dollar based on the Libyan Danir and the concerns raised by France's government in relation.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=WikiLeaks|title=France's client & Qaddafi's gold|date=2011-04-01|url=https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124101521/https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659|archive-date=2023-01-24|retrieved=2023-01-24}}</ref>
{{Quote
|The gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide, the Francophone Aftrican Countries with an alternative to the French franc (CFA).
|Sidney Blumenthal
|https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659
|2011-04-01}}
The email continues stating that "According to knowledgeable individuals…" the desire to develop the currency…
{{Quote|…was one of the factors that influenced President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to commit France to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:

a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,

b. Increase French influence in North Africa,

c. Improve his internal political situation in France,

d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,

e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plan to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa.
|Sidney Blumenthal
|https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659
|2011-04-01}}

==Death==
Following NATO invasion of Libya, Gaddafi was killed by a US drone strike, despite the rebels' call for covert support for their mission, rather than overt support.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/u-s-drone-involved-in-final-qaddafi-strike-as-obama-heralds-regimes-end</ref>

==Bibliography==

*[[:Category:Library works by Muammar Gaddafi|Library works by Muammar Gaddafi]]

==References==
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[[Category:Former heads of state]]
[[Category:Socialist rulers]]
[[Category:Targets of intelligence operations]]
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-{{Infobox revolutionary
+{{Infobox politician
-| honorific_prefix = Colonel
+|name=Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi<br />Muammar Gaddafi
-| image = File:Muammar Gaddadfi.jpg
+|birth_date={{birth date|1942|6|7}}
-| image_size = 200px
+|death_date={{death date and age|2011|10|20|1942|6|7}}
-| name=Muammar Gaddafi| native_name= معمر القذافي
+|death_cause=Gunshot wound
-| image_upright =
+|nationality=Libyan}}
-| image_alt =
-| caption = Portrait of Colonel Gaddafi
-| nationality = [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libyan]]
-| birth_name =
-| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|6|7}}
-| birth_place = Sirte, Italian Libya
-| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|10|20|1942|6|7}}
-| death_place = Sirte, [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]]
-| death_cause = Assasination
-| political_line = [[Third International Theory]]<br>[[Arab socialism]]<br>[[African socialism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]
-| political_party=[[Arab Socialist Union]] (1969–1977)<br> Independent (1977–2011)
-}}
-'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi''' (7 June 1942 – 20 October 2011), commonly known as '''Colonel Gaddafi''', was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He governed [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] initially as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) from 1969 to 1977, before serving as Secretary General of the General People's Congress until 1979. After resigning his post to be succeeded by [[Abdul Ati al-Obeidi]], Gaddafi would spend the rest of his career outside of the decision making framework of the Libyan Jamahiriya as Brotherly Leader of the Great September Revolution, an honorific title which only served ideological and ceremonial purposes.<ref>Abuagela M. Ahmed (2012-12-05) [http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/29405/1/FINAL_THESIS_.pdf "Examination of the public policy process in Libya"] ''University of Salford''. Retrieved 2023-3-17</ref> Initially ideologically committed to [[Nasserism]], Gaddafi's commitment would later evolve according to his own [[Third International Theory]].
+'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi''' (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 later ruled according to his own Third International Theory.
-==Pan-Africanism==
+== Pan-Africanism==
-On the 16th of March, 2016 [[WikiLeaks]] published an archive of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s emails containing information confirming the conspiracy by the US and French Governments to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi based on his desire to develop a "pan-African" currency. In an email to Clinton titled, "France's client & Qaddafi's gold" Sidney Blumenthal describes Gaddafi's intentions to develop a "pan-African" dollar based on the Libyan Dinar and the concerns raised by France's government in relation.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=WikiLeaks|title=France's client & Qaddafi's gold|date=2011-04-01|url=https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124101521/https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659|archive-date=2023-01-24|retrieved=2023-01-24}}</ref>
+On the 16th of March, 2016 [[WikiLeaks]] published an archive of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s emails containing information confirming the conspiricy by the US and French Governments to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi based on his desire to develop a "pan-African" currency. In an email to Clinton titled, "France's client & Qaddafi's gold" Sidney Blumenthal describes Gaddafi's intentions to develop a "pan-African" dollar based on the Libyan Danir and the concerns raised by France's government in relation.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=WikiLeaks|title=France's client & Qaddafi's gold|date=2011-04-01|url=https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124101521/https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659|archive-date=2023-01-24|retrieved=2023-01-24}}</ref>
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+{{Quote
 |The gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide, the Francophone Aftrican Countries with an alternative to the French franc (CFA).
 |Sidney Blumenthal
 |https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659
 |2011-04-01}}
-</div>
 The email continues stating that "According to knowledgeable individuals…" the desire to develop the currency…
 {{Quote|…was one of the factors that influenced President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to commit France to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:
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 [[Category:Socialist rulers]]
 [[Category:Targets of intelligence operations]]
-[[Category:Anti-imperialists]]
-[[Category:People targeted by regime change operations]]