Some politicians fade into isolation after losing the blessing of powerbrokers and surrendering their office keys. A rare few ...

In 1969, 27-year-old Muammar Gaddafi seized control of the Libyan government ... NATO soon intervened with the NTC and Gaddafi found himself on the run. By October 2011, Gaddafi had been captured and ...

Since the fall of strongman Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, a number of Islamist movements have ... in Syria and Iraq this month after the militants released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being ...

In 1969, 27-year-old Muammar Gaddafi seized control of the Libyan government via ... It would take until December of that year before the dictator would finally be captured, dragged from a small ...

3. Muammar Gaddafi (Libya, 27 years old) At just 27 years old, Muammar Gaddafi seized control of Libya in 1969 through a peaceful coup that deposed King Idris. Over the next four decades ...

The Trump administration would help in unlocking around $30bn, which have been frozen since the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled by a Nato-backed uprising, a western official and ...

The country remains divided following years of unrest and instability in the wake of a coup against longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. The United Nations recognizes a government from Tripoli, ...