Libyan revolution or the Libyan Civil War was the armed conflict in Libya between those, who supported Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and those, who were against him. The conflicts, especially between people and the government were always one of the major topics of political discussions. However, not all of them can be described as “the cornerstone of changes”. I consider the Libyan revolution to be the one, which resulted in political changes of this country. The revolution was very radical action, but
following the assassination of its 42-year dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, by rebel groups. In its history, Libya became an Italian colony in 1912, but was declared as an independent state in 1951 by the United Nations. On December 24, 1951, King Mohammed Idris al-Senussi was chosen by a national assembly to become the first and only monarch of the newly independent United Kingdom of Libya. Then, after a military coup on September 1, 1969, Gaddafi overthrew King Idris’ regime and came into power. Since
States and Scotland sought justice for the 270 deceased. Initially, the leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, refused to release the prime suspects in the bombing to be tried in court. However, in 1991, after much negotiation and UN sanctions, Artz and Evensen write, “the United States and Scotland indicted two libyans, Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, for th... ... middle of paper ... ...Gaddafi admitted that it was responsible for the bombing”(NY Times). Finally, Libya has taken
what we had to do. If necessary we shall do it again.'' (Ronald Reagan) every President should do what they think is necessary to protect the people and to protect the country itself and the decision to bomb Libya was an important decision to stop Muammar el-Qaddafi, Schaefer 2 the Libyan leader. If not for that decision Libya could have retaliated in a more violent way, but the bombing gave them the message to not attack the United States. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois
in the presence of representatives of the people. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the “Mad dog of the Middle East,” said that quote. Baba Suleiman, Moosa, and many others were fighting for democracy. However, according to Gaddafi that was the type of Government Libya was already under. All the revolutionary men fighting with Baba were all for democracy so why would they be leading a revolution while their leader had the same ideas as them? Researching Gaddafi was a mystery alone. The wide spread of opinion and
Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/396102/Robert-Mugabe Orwell, G. (1997). Animal farm, and related readings. (pp. 3-97). Houghton Mifflin School. Muammar al-Qaddafi. (2011). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/485369/Muammar-al-Qaddafi Fidel Castro. (2011). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/98822/Fidel-Castro
It has been widely accepted from media depiction of terrorist attacks, that they normally occur in the streets of some Middle Eastern town, within a war-torn over ran village seized by a drug cartel, on a train or discotheque in Europe, or somewhere other than in the sky. As stated within The National Counterterrorism Center: Report on Terrorism (2011), traditional or well know tactics account for some 80% of all attacks, terrorist attacks directed toward airlines or air vehicles are less than 2%
started as peaceful protesting in front of the police headquarters over ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s corruption as their leader. This protest was met with brutal police violence. This sparked the Transitional National Council’s formation in an effort to change the government. The peaceful protest then made the leap to a rebel uprising that began to spread across the entire country. In order to contain this rebellion effort, Gaddafi stepped up his military control of the country and took back major cities
relations with Muammar Gaddafi (El-Gadhafi, Quadaffi, Qadhafi). Gaddafi, the Libyan dictator first came to power in 1969. Over the past few decades, the United States tried to solve conflicts with Libya diplomatically (SOURCE). Once Reagan was elected president, he tried to continue the tradition of solving issues using diplomatic ways, however Gaddafi refused to take Reagan’s threats seriously. The conflict with Libya and the United States escalated when it was discovered that Gaddafi was behind
Freedom: something taken for granted by citizens all over the first world countries. The struggle for freedom all around the world is a very real one. Recently, the fight for freedom has taken the oppressed by storm. All over the globe, there have been many examples of people fed up with corruption and ready to take control of their lives and the lives of their children. This is evident through the struggles for freedom seen in Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and most recently Ukraine. It’s 2014 and governments
the same sentence as “ruthless dictator”. Yet one cannot help but wonder if Qaddafi was truly the bloodthirsty tyrant that the media painted him to be why are the Libyan people only rebelling now more than four decades after he came into power? Muammar al-Qaddafi came into power in 1969 as a young, popular, revolutionary leader who vowed to free Libya from the government corruption that was occurring under King Idris's rule. (Sullivan, 13) Qaddafi wanted a better life for all Libyans but he had his
A Real Life Repeat Muammar Gaddafi, the “relentless propaganda machine” as called by New York Times writer, Jane Perlez (Perlez 2), ruled Libya with an iron fist until his death on October 20, 2011 (McBain). Green and white banners hung around the cities in Libya (Perlez), very much like the pictures of Big Brother in 1984 (Orwell 1-2), each reminding the citizens who their loyalties lied with. Gaddafi’s regime put his people through terrible things, making sure fear was an installment of their
has been present since the time of Hitler, and Napoleon but it has gotten worst in the present time because of the advance technology and individuals ambition for money. A perfect example of an individual that is corrupted by power is Muammar Gaddafi. Muammar Gaddafi, tyrant of Libya, shocked the world by his use of power. Another great example of how power corrupts an individual is shown in the play, Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. The protagonist, Macbeth, shows how he is corrupted by the
Libya (Arab Spring to present) Ruixin Zhang Universtiy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Libya (Arab Spring to present) Introduction The Arab Spring is an incessant cause of conflicts in various countries. The revolutionary pattern of demonstrations and scathing civil wars and riots has permeated all over the Arabian League countries and their environments. Most of the acts of revolution and protests had been terminated by 2012. However, the occasional violence and protests in these countries
the corrupting influence of power, and most met their ends at the hands of the angry masses, such as the famous execution of King Louis XVI of France. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the biography of recently deceased Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi both show the damaging nature of unbridled ambition and power. The former is the story of the tragic-hero Macbeth, once a celebrated soldier, who was driven to regicide to hasten
When Colonel Gaddafi inherited power peacefully, it was a burdening task to transform an impoverished nation located on a barren desert which recently declared independence, to the wealthiest African country where citizens enjoyed exceptional rights and a true direct democracy, called Jahiliyya. Prior to the US-led bombing campaign in 2011, Libya had the highest Human Development Index, the lowest infant mortality and the highest life expectancy in all of Africa. Under his rule, he raised the literacy
reason why I find Addario inspiring is that she is a woman. I am not attempting to make a feminist stand, however, the fact that she was able to travel into areas that many of us would not dare to is phenomenal. She was detained by forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi and was abused, yet boldly shared her story. Lastly, and most important to me, is her that her camera lens is aimed at exposing injustice. I am a social work major and I have enjoyed seeing how others bring to light what is in the darkness
once said, “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable (Good Reads, 2014).” This wise quote sums up the Libyan conflict perfectly. The people of Libya peacefully protested against the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who violently retaliated and this led to what the world now refers to as the Libyan conflict. This conflict was one of the many that were apart of the chain of uprisings that spread across the Middle East by civilians trying to gain freedom from
The similarities in the book 1984 by George Orwell and the reign of Muammar Al-Gaddafi are quite extensive. Muammar did not start out as a very affluent man, but his wealth grew along with his cruelty. He took a stand to rise to power. But, sometimes taking a stand doesn’t end with positive effects. In fact, this desire to rise to power took an absolute turn for the worst; but to Gaddafi, he was living his dream. 1984 also exhibits how good intentions can turn horribly wrong in the blink of an eye
monarchy under King Idris I and the nation that we now know to be riddled with unrest and civil war was born. On September 1, 1969, the country underwent a military coup d’état which was led by longtime leader Muammar al Gaddafi and a new Libyan Arab Republic was established. While Muammar al Gaddafi was