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'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi''' (''مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي'' ‎''Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfi'' ) (June 7th, 1942 – October 20th, 2011), commonly known as '''Muammar Gaddafi''' or '''Colonel Gaddafi''', was Libya's autocratic ruler from 1969, when he seized power in a bloodless military coup, until 1979, and had ~~remained~~ the country's symbolic leader until 2011 when the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] regime he established was overthrown in a [[Civil War|civil war]] which consisted of an uprising aided by a NATO intervention.

'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi''' (''مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي'' ‎''Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfi'' ) (June 7th, 1942 – October 20th, 2011), commonly known as '''Muammar Gaddafi''' or '''Colonel Gaddafi''', was Libya's autocratic ruler from 1969, when he seized power in a bloodless military coup, until 1979, and had claimed to be the country's symbolic leader until 2011 when the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] regime he established was overthrown in a [[Civil War|civil war]] which consisted of an uprising aided by a NATO intervention. However, despite insisting he was a symbolic leader, his rule was autocratic up until the very end.

His 42-year leadership prior to the uprising made him the fourth longest-serving non-royal leader since 1900, as well as the longest-serving Arab leader. He variously styled himself as "the Brother Leader" and "Guide of the Revolution"; in 2008 a meeting of traditional African rulers bestowed on him the title "King of Kings".

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-'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi''' (''مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي'' ‎''Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfi'' ) (June 7<sup>th</sup>, 1942 – October 20<sup>th</sup>, 2011), commonly known as '''Muammar Gaddafi''' or '''Colonel Gaddafi''', was Libya's autocratic ruler from 1969, when he seized power in a bloodless military coup, until 1979, and had remained the country's symbolic leader until 2011 when the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] regime he established was overthrown in a [[Civil War|civil war]] which consisted of an uprising aided by a NATO intervention.
+'''Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi''' (''مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي'' ‎''Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfi'' ) (June 7<sup>th</sup>, 1942 – October 20<sup>th</sup>, 2011), commonly known as '''Muammar Gaddafi''' or '''Colonel Gaddafi''', was Libya's autocratic ruler from 1969, when he seized power in a bloodless military coup, until 1979, and had claimed to be the country's symbolic leader until 2011 when the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] regime he established was overthrown in a [[Civil War|civil war]] which consisted of an uprising aided by a NATO intervention. However, despite insisting he was a symbolic leader, his rule was autocratic up until the very end.
 His 42-year leadership prior to the uprising made him the fourth longest-serving non-royal leader since 1900, as well as the longest-serving Arab leader. He variously styled himself as "the Brother Leader" and "Guide of the Revolution"; in 2008 a meeting of traditional African rulers bestowed on him the title "King of Kings".