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Libyan Revolution

Zach Goldsby Period 6. Libyan Revolution. Out With the Old, In With the New. Middle East. Moammar Gadhafi Background.

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Libyan Revolution

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  1. Zach Goldsby Period 6 Libyan Revolution Out With the Old, In With the New

  2. Middle East

  3. MoammarGadhafi Background Until just a few days ago, October 20th, MoammarGadhafi ruled Libya as a dictator. He took power in 1969 from the then king, Idris I. Since 1980 he has been a political enemy of the United States when he supported terrorist groups and actions. His power weakened however when the Soviet Union fell in the 1990s and even led to American rapprochement when he agreed to end his nuclear weapons program. However, when Libyan rebels were inspired by revolutions in nearby Arab countries, a civil war in Libya ensued leading to the end of the rapprochement by the United States.

  4. Libyan Demographics Much of the population of Libya is young without a strong economic outlook. This combined with Gadhafi’s oppressive rule led the young population to rebel in the city of Benghazi first and later in other cities.

  5. Libyan Revolution Timeline At the first conflict in Benghazi, Gadhafi ordered his soldiers to fire on the protesters, however the soldiers refused to fire on their kinsmen. Unable to trust his soldiers, Gadhafi hired 5000 sub-saharan mercenaries to fight the rebel resistance. The rebels eventually overtook the city after experiencing some losses. The rebels later overtook the major eastern cities Tobruk, Derna and Al Bayda.

  6. Gadhafi’s Capture Things weren’t looking good for those still loyal to Gadhafi. They were pinned down to a cluster of a few buildings in the city of Sirte. Around 8:00 a.m. French jets spotted a large convoy leaving the building. When the jets ordered them to stop the convoy began firing. Eventually many loyalist began fleeing on foot, one of them was Gadhafi. He was shot and wounded while trying to flee, however he didn’t die right away. It isn’t confirmed yet how exactly he died or who killed him.

  7. Gadhafi’s Capture Video just before death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWZnoTGjjkw&feature=related&skipcontrinter=1 Video of dead body: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g07otrwI4j4&skipcontrinter=1 Great interview with detailed information: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/21/141578804/gadhafis-death-caps-libyas-civil-war

  8. Similar to American Revolution It’s tough to compare revolutions when they took place almost 250 years apart, however all revolutions have similar principles. In both the American revolution and the Libyan revolution they were overthrowing a ruler the people didn’t approve of. Both revolutionaries saw it as their duty to overthrow the government, just as Thomas Jefferson stated in the Declaration of Independence. Also the revolutionaries had to go up against far superior weaponry and technology.

  9. Different from American Revolution One of the biggest differences between the two revolutions was that the Americans were a colony, hundreds of miles away from the mother country. In the case of Libya, they were rebelling from the unfair rule of their own government. Also, the rebels had relatively favorable sized force compared to the tiny American militia and the gigantic British superpower army.

  10. Outlook? I would like to say that I think the rebels will institute a well structured democratic government after their recent victory, but I’m not so sure. The rebels are very passionate, however they lack a strong leader and organization. I don’t think they will be able to set up a plan that will make everyone happy. However I think most people will be satisfied with whatever happens as long as Gadhafi is no longer in power.

  11. Works Cited • "Gadhafi's Death Caps Libya's Civil War : NPR." NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.npr.org/2011/10/21/141578804/gadhafis-death-caps-libyas-civil-war>. • "Libya: Perils of the End Game - Global Spin - TIME.com." Global Spin - A Blog about the World, Its People and Its Politics - TIME.com. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/08/15/libya-perils-of-the-end-game/>. • "Libya Revolution Filters Slowly To Desert Towns | Fox News." Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/18/libya-revolution-filters-slowly-to-desert-towns>. • "Libyan Civil War - CNN.com." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/03/world/libya.civil.war/index.html>. • "Timeline: Libyan Civil War - Times Of India." Featured Articles From The Times Of India. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-20/middle-east/30302460_1_muammar-gaddafi-mustafa-abdel-jalil-gaddafi-loyalists>. • Wilson, Patrick. "The Libyan Revolution: A Brief Summary - Charleston Government | Examiner.com." Welcome to Examiner.com | Examiner.com. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.examiner.com/government-in-charleston/the-libyan-revolution-a-brief-summary>.

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