The Fall of the Libyan Government The Fall of the Libyan Government By: Joe Varney By: Joe Varney
Aug 19, 2015
19691969
Captain Muammar Captain Muammar Gaddafi gains Gaddafi gains control of Libya in control of Libya in 1969 at the age of 1969 at the age of 27 years old. – 27 years old. – Associated Press Associated Press PhotoPhoto
19711971
Gaddafi in army Gaddafi in army outfit, 1971, 2 outfit, 1971, 2 years after taking years after taking control of Libya.– control of Libya.– Terence Terence Spencer/Time & Spencer/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Life Pictures/Getty ImagesImages
19731973
Gaddafi prays in Gaddafi prays in part of the Libyan part of the Libyan Desert with Desert with another soldier.- another soldier.- Geneviève Geneviève Chauvel/Sygma/ Chauvel/Sygma/ Corbis Corbis
19751975
Gaddafi reads his Gaddafi reads his Green BookGreen Book which which was published in was published in 1975.-Reuters 1975.-Reuters
19851985
Gaddafi 1985.-Reg Gaddafi 1985.-Reg Lancaster/Daily Lancaster/Daily Express/Hulton Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Archive/Getty ImagesImages
19891989
Barbara Walter Barbara Walter interviewing interviewing Gaddafi.-Darius Gaddafi.-Darius KadivarKadivar
19941994
Libyan army 25Libyan army 25thth anniversary since anniversary since Gaddafi’s power.-Gaddafi’s power.-AP PhotoAP Photo
19971997
Mandela presents Mandela presents award to Gaddafi. award to Gaddafi. It is the most It is the most prestigious award a prestigious award a foreign being can foreign being can receive.-Foreign receive.-Foreign ReportersReporters
20012001
Monument of a U.S Monument of a U.S plane being plane being crushed by a crushed by a Libyan fist in 2001 Libyan fist in 2001 in Tripoli outside of in Tripoli outside of Gaddafi’s Gaddafi’s residence.- residence.- Desmond BoylanDesmond Boylan
20102010
Libya rebels Libya rebels protest against protest against Gaddafi 2010.-Gaddafi 2010.-Afghan NewsAfghan News
20112011
U.S attacking Libya U.S attacking Libya and Gaddafi 2011.-and Gaddafi 2011.-U.S NavyU.S Navy