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Gaddafi

American

[guh-dah-fee] / gəˈdɑ fi /

noun

Muammar (Muhammad), al- or el-, Qadhafi.

Gaddafi British

/ ɡəˈdɑːfɪ /

noun

Mu'ammar Muhammad al- (ˈməʊəˌmɑː æl),1942–2011, Libyan army officer and statesman; head of state from 1969

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When the families were removed – Gaddafi was killed and Bashar al-Assad fled – the regimes collapsed.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

On Tuesday, Libya marked 15 years since the start of the uprising that eventually toppled Gaddafi, with fireworks lighting up the sky in Tripoli, but for many Libyans life remains a struggle.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Libya has struggled to recover from the chaos that erupted following the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that toppled Gaddafi.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Saadi Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam's younger brother, said his dead sibling would be buried "next to his brother Khamis Gaddafi", who was killed during the 2011 unrest.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been killed.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

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