Qaddafi
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The problem started under Qaddafi, who destroyed the private sector and then bought social peace by doling out endless government jobs, many of them no-shows.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021
Down the road from a bombed-out military base, we pulled over and walked onto an overgrown compound that once served as a makeshift prison for the Qaddafi regime.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021
Ramsey Clark’s career took him to some strange places: Along with a passel of American leftists, Clark’s clients included Lyndon LaRouche, Muammar Qaddafi, Slobodan Milosevic, and Saddam Hussein.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2020
A longtime partner to Russia under his father, Mr. Qaddafi, now 47, was imprisoned in Libya in 2011 before somehow regaining his freedom.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2020
The mission ended with the death of Qaddafi and the installation of a transitional government.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
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