Moammar Gadhafi: the life of the Libyan leader in facts and photos

(CNN) – Here’s a look at the life of Moammar Gadhafi, the leader of Libya from 1969 until his death in 2011.

Personal information:

Date of birth: June 7, 1942

Date of death: October 20, 2011

Place of birth: Sirte, Libya

Dad: Mohamed Abdulsalam Abuminiar, Bedouin farmer

Mother: Aisha ben niran

Marriages: Safia Farkash (1970-20 October 2011); Fatiha al-Nuri (dates not publicly available)

Sons: with Safia Farkash: Saif al-Islam; Saadi; Aisha; Hannibal; Mutassim (died October 20, 2011); Saif al-Arab (died April 30, 2011); Khamis (died August 28, 2011); Milad (adopted); Hanna (adopted, supposedly deceased in 1986); with Fatiha al-Nuri: Mohamed

Education: University of Libya in Tripoli, 1963; Libyan military academy in Benghazi, 1965

Other data:

Nicknamed as the “leading brother” and the “king of kings of Africa”.

Known for his wraparound sunglasses and military uniforms, also for his use of tribal robes that revealed his Bedouin roots.

Chronology:

September 1, 1969 – He leads a bloodless coup in Tripoli, overthrowing the government of King Idris and creating the Libyan Arab Republic.

1969-1977 – President of the Revolutionary Command Council (CMR).

1969-2011 – Head of State and Colonel of the Libyan Armed Forces.

1970-1972 – Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Libya.

1971 – Member of the Council of the President of the Federation of Arab Republics. The Federation of Arab Republics was Gadhafi’s attempt to merge Libya with Egypt and Syria.

1975 – He publishes the first part of his three-volume meditation on politics and philosophy in the “Green Book”, subtitled “The solution to the problem of democracy.” Volumes two and three are published in 1977 and 1981.

1977 – Change the name of the Libyan Arab Republic to the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, where jamahiriya means a government ruled by the masses.

1977 – The General People’s Congress (CGP) replaces the Revolutionary Command Council (CCR), which has led the country since the 1969 coup.

1977-1979 – Secretary General of the General Congress of the People.

December 19, 2003 – He admits that Libya has been trying to develop a vast arsenal of unconventional weapons, and promises to dismantle them and undergo international inspections.

April 27, 2004 – He makes his first visit to Europe in almost 15 years, traveling to Brussels to meet with the President of the European Union. There he urges other countries to follow Libya’s example in abandoning their weapons of mass destruction and pledges to help combat terrorism and illegal immigration in Europe.

May 15, 2006 – The american president George W. Bush announces that the United States is restoring normal diplomatic relations with Libya for the first time in more than a quarter of a century.

September 5, 2008 – The American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, meets with Gadhafi in Libya, the first meet of this type between the leader of Libya and a senior American official since 1953.

September 23, 2009 – Gadhafi addresses the United Nations General Assembly, on his first visit to the United States. In his one hour and 36 minute speech, he criticizes the UN and the Security Council and suggests that the United Nations move out of New York.

February 14, 2011 – An appeal is made for peaceful demonstrations in Libya against Gadhafi via Facebook, in the context of the “Arab Spring”, the pro-democracy demonstrations that start in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

February 17, 2011 – The protests were they become violent amid calls on social media to celebrate a “Day of Fury.”

February 21, 2011 – The son of Moammar Gadhafi, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, addresses the nation on Libyan state television, warning of “a fierce civil war” if the riots continue and insisting that his father is not like the deposed presidents of Egypt and Tunisia.

February 22, 2011 – Gadhafi speaks on Libyan television and vows to die a martyr rather than relinquish power.

February 24, 2011 – Switzerland Freezes Gadhafi Family Assets deposited in banks in the country.

February 25, 2011 – The president of the United States, Barack Obama, signs a decree that freeze assets by Moammar Gadhafi.

February 26, 2011 – The UN Security Council imposes sanctions against Libya, including an arms embargo and an asset freeze. The Council also refers Libya to the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity.

February 28, 2011 – In an interview with Christiane Amanpour of the ABC network, Gadhafi states that his countrymen love him and would die to protect him.

April 30, 2011 – The NATO launches a missile attack on a Gadhafi family home in Tripoli. Gadhafi’s youngest son, Saif al-Arab, and three of his grandchildren are killed in the attack.

June 27, 2011 – The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam and his brother-in-law Abdullah Senussi for their involvement in crimes against humanity in suppressing the revolt of the Libyan people.

July 1, 2011 – In a audio message broadcast on Libyan television, Gadhafi threatens to take the fight to Europe and says: “They are wrong, they are involved in a battle in which they do not know what they are going to face, so retreat and flee … Our people are capable in one day of transferring the battle to the Mediterranean, and able to transfer the battle to Europe “.

August 29, 2011 – Algeria’s state press agency announces that Moammar Gadhafi’s wife Safia, daughter Aisha, children Hannibal and Mohammed and several grandchildren are in Algeria.

September 1, 2011 – A message, supposedly from Gadhafi, is broadcast on Syria’s Rai television, urging Libyans to keep fighting. The message comes on the 42nd anniversary of his rise to power.

October 20, 2011 – Gadhafi die of a shot to the head after being captured by the rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte (Libya). A video shows that Gadhafi was alive when he was captured. Moammar Gadhafi’s son, Mutassim, and his former defense minister, Abu Baker Yunis, also die.

October 24, 2011 – The National Transitional Council and the United Nations call for an independent investigation into the death of Moammar Gadhafi.

October 25, 2011 – Moammar Gadhafi, his son Mutassim and his Defense Minister Abu Baker Yunis are buried at an undisclosed location.