Muammar Gaddafi: Difference between revisions

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Many African nations were tired of Libya's interference in their affairs; by 1980, nine African states had severed diplomatic relations with Libya, while in 1982 the OAU cancelled its scheduled conference in Tripoli to prevent Gaddafi gaining chairmanship. Some African states, such as Jerry Rawlings' Ghana and [[Thomas Sankara]]'s Burkina Faso, nevertheless had warm relations with Libya during the 1980s. Proposing political unity with Morocco, in August 1984, Gaddafi and Moroccan monarch [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]] signed the Oujda Treaty, forming the Arab–African Union; such a union was considered surprising due to the strong political differences and longstanding enmity that existed between the two governments. Relations remained strained, particularly due to Morocco's friendly relations with the US and Israel; in August 1986, Hassan abolished the union.

Gaddafi was also an outspoken opponent of [[Apartheid]] and was a strong supporter of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress. He became such a strong supporter of the ANC that Mandela later named one of his grandsons Zondwa Gaddafi Mandela.

It is also known that his regime tortured and murdered former officer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Muhayshi Umar Muhayshi] in January 1984 who survived more than one assassination attempt.

===Activities in the 1990's===

In the 1980s, the Reagan Administration implemented sanctions against Gaddafi. Several other countries would follow suit. Gaddafi also faced growing opposition within his own borders as well during this time period, mostly from [[Militant Islam|militant Islamist]] groups such as the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. In response, security forces raided mosques believed to be centers of counter-revolutionary preaching. In October 1993, elements of the increasingly marginalized army initiated a failed coup in Misrata, while in September 1995, Islamists launched an insurgency in Benghazi, and in July 1996 an anti-Gaddafist football riot broke out in Tripoli. The Revolutionary Committees experienced a resurgence to combat these Islamists.

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 Many African nations were tired of Libya's interference in their affairs; by 1980, nine African states had severed diplomatic relations with Libya, while in 1982 the OAU cancelled its scheduled conference in Tripoli to prevent Gaddafi gaining chairmanship. Some African states, such as Jerry Rawlings' Ghana and [[Thomas Sankara]]'s Burkina Faso, nevertheless had warm relations with Libya during the 1980s. Proposing political unity with Morocco, in August 1984, Gaddafi and Moroccan monarch [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]] signed the Oujda Treaty, forming the Arab–African Union; such a union was considered surprising due to the strong political differences and longstanding enmity that existed between the two governments. Relations remained strained, particularly due to Morocco's friendly relations with the US and Israel; in August 1986, Hassan abolished the union.
+Gaddafi was also an outspoken opponent of [[Apartheid]] and was a strong supporter of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress. He became such a strong supporter of the ANC that Mandela later named one of his grandsons Zondwa Gaddafi Mandela.
 It is also known that his regime tortured and murdered former officer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Muhayshi Umar Muhayshi] in January 1984 who survived more than one assassination attempt.
 ===Activities in the 1990's===
 In the 1980s, the Reagan Administration implemented sanctions against Gaddafi. Several other countries would follow suit. Gaddafi also faced growing opposition within his own borders as well during this time period, mostly from [[Militant Islam|militant Islamist]] groups such as the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. In response, security forces raided mosques believed to be centers of counter-revolutionary preaching. In October 1993, elements of the increasingly marginalized army initiated a failed coup in Misrata, while in September 1995, Islamists launched an insurgency in Benghazi, and in July 1996 an anti-Gaddafist football riot broke out in Tripoli. The Revolutionary Committees experienced a resurgence to combat these Islamists.