Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya, was killed by the National Transitional Council (NTC) on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was captured by NTC forces and executed shortly …

May 31, 2025 · The standard explanation is that Gaddafi, a long-time dictator, was overthrown because he violently repressed his people. This is true, but the story is more complex, involving oil, pan …

May 4, 2025 · Muammar Gaddafi was no saint, but the truth behind his brutal and public death goes far beyond the image painted by Western media. The world watched his fall in 2011, but few understand …

Oct 31, 2011 · Col Muammar Gaddafi died from bullet wounds some time after a failed attempt to escape from the fighters of the National Transitional Council (NTC), but the exact circumstances of …

Nov 2, 2023 · It is widely accepted that Muammar Gaddafi was killed by rebel forces, but until today the reasons why Gaddafi was killed remain a subject of much debate. Under Gaddafi’s rule, Libya was …

Nov 5, 2018 · What led to Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall and the break-up of Libya? On October 20, 2011, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was dragged from a drain pipe, tortured and killed.

Nov 28, 2018 · Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who ruled the country from 1969 till his death in 2011 was killed during the Libyan civilian war that broke out as a result of protests against the Gaddafi …

Dec 18, 2025 · Muammar al-Qaddafi, de facto leader of Libya from 1969, when he seized control of the government in a coup against King Idris I, to 2011, when he was ousted in a revolt and later killed by …

Oct. 21, 2011 -- As NATO announced it will end its combat mission in Libya, celebrations continued in the country the day after Moammar Gadhafi was killed by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte, while …

Feb 24, 2012 · On October 20, 2011, Muammar al-Qaddafi, the longest-serving leader in Africa and the Arab world, is captured and killed by rebel forces near his hometown of Sirte.