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Africa is closer to me in every way than Iraq or Syria.

Muammar al-Gaddafi

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Muammar al-Gaddafi
Age: 69 †
Born: 1942
Born: June 7
Died: 2011
Died: October 20
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City of Winds
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi
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Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi
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