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'''Muammar Gaddafi''', | '''Colonel Muammar Gaddafi''' (or '''Al Qadhdhafi''', closer to the [[Arabic language|Arabic]];<ref>His [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name is written معمر القذافي and pronounced [muˈʕamːaru lqaðˈðaːfiː] or, locally, [muˈʕæmːɑrˤ əlɡædˈdæːfi]. It has received many transcriptions in English: '''Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī''' is the most exact one, '''Muammar Gaddafi''' is the most frequent one. Other romanization attempts are ''Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Qathafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi, Khadafy'', etc.</ref> born 7 June 1942) is a Libyan military officer and the de facto leader of [[Libya]] since a coup in 1969. His authority has been seriously challenged since the popular uprising that began in February 2011. | ||
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Revision as of 16:22, 6 May 2011
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (or Al Qadhdhafi, closer to the Arabic;[1] born 7 June 1942) is a Libyan military officer and the de facto leader of Libya since a coup in 1969. His authority has been seriously challenged since the popular uprising that began in February 2011.
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- ↑ His Arabic name is written معمر القذافي and pronounced [muˈʕamːaru lqaðˈðaːfiː] or, locally, [muˈʕæmːɑrˤ əlɡædˈdæːfi]. It has received many transcriptions in English: Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī is the most exact one, Muammar Gaddafi is the most frequent one. Other romanization attempts are Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Qathafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi, Khadafy, etc.