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COMMANDER // 1942–2011

Muammar Gaddafi

colonelKingdom of LibyaLibyan Government11 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1942 – 2011

1950196019701980199020002010Chadian–Libyan War · 1978-1987Cold War · 1945-1991Libyan Civil War (2011) · 2011Second Battle of N'Djamena — March 22, 1980 · FROLINAT · Chadian–Libyan War1986 United States bombing of Libya — April 15, 1986 · Libya · Cold WarGulf of Sidra incident — January 4, 1989 · Libya · Cold War2011 military intervention in Libya — October 31, 2011 · Libyan Arab Jamahiriya · Libyan Civil War (2011)Battle of Bin Jawad — March 6, 2011 · Libyan Government · Libyan Civil War (2011)Battle of Ra's Lanuf — March 4, 2011 · Libyan Government · Libyan Civil War (2011)Battle of Sirte — September 15, 2011 · Gaddafi loyalists · Libyan Civil War (2011)Battle of Tripoli — August 20, 2011 · Libyan Arab Jamahiriya · Libyan Civil War (2011)First Battle of Brega — March 2, 2011 · Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya · Libyan Civil War (2011)Second Battle of Brega — March 15, 2011 · Libyan government · Libyan Civil War (2011)Third Battle of Brega — March 31, 2011 · Libyan Government · Libyan Civil War (2011)

Active service 1980–2011 — 11 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 38.

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Battles (11)

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