Gaddafi
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- proper noun
- /ɡæˈdɑfi/
- 2) Libya used to be under the control of Gaddafi, who was another secular military leader.
- al-Gaddafi
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Watch on YouTubeBut it was Arab Spring, so Gaddafi was overthrown.
- But it was Arab Spring, so Gaddafi was overthrown.
- Well, a few years later, you may recall that Gaddafi was overthrown.
- Stayed too long in a place that was being attacked by Gaddafi fighters.
- I mean, you know, Blair had welcomed Gaddafi back into the fold.
- It still happens, but, you know, we're talking about people like Gaddafi or, you know, despots.
- It was a former Air Force Base for Gaddafi.
- He was not a very nice guy and Cartwright goes off with half a billion of Gaddafi's private personal fortune.
- But after the the first resolution had passed, the reality on the ground changed and Gaddafi started winning again.
- But the, the title of my paper was Muammar Gaddafi World Troublemaker and, and, and the subtext being like, you think I'm a troublemaker?
- You'll have seen in accounts of post Gaddafi Libya, for example, the cliche and probably accurate is there is no tradition of government.
- They had their they got guns from Gaddafi, some tax from Gaddafi.
- But where were you on Gaddafi when we got him?
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However, Gaddafi left behind a heavy burden, a legacy of tyranny, corruption and seeds of diversions.
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Well, a few years later, you may recall that Gaddafi was overthrown.
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l am planning to meet with Gaddafi on Wednesday.
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... I said that from day one, nothing will change there with Gaddafi gone.
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But after the the first resolution had passed, the reality on the ground changed and Gaddafi started winning again.
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Yeah, buying up all of Gaddafi's arms.
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But it was Arab Spring, so Gaddafi was overthrown.
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And Tony Blair travelled to meet Gaddafi in his desert tent.
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Libya still has conflicts, but few want to go back to Gaddafi and few blame the US.
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Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya for over four decades after leading a coup in 1969.
Synonyms
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A Libyan leader who ruled from 1969 to 2011
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A Libyan leader who ruled for over four decades after a military takeover in 1969
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A Libyan military and political leader who ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011
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A Libyan leader who ruled the country from 1969 until 2011
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A spelling of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's name
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A Libyan leader who came to power in a 1969 military coup and led the country until 2011
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gaddafi comes from an Arabic family name from Libya, written al-Qaddafi, which means 'from the Qaddafa tribe'. Because Arabic sounds can be written in different ways in English, you will see many spellings like Gaddafi, Qaddafi, or Kadhafi, but they all refer to the same name.