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'''Muammar Gaddafi''', accurately '''Muammar Al Qadhdhafi''', also known as '''Colonel Gaddafi''' or simply '''Gaddafi''', born 7 June 1942, is a Libyan military officier, a politician and the de facto leader of [[Libya]] since a coup in 1969. | '''Muammar Gaddafi''', accurately '''Muammar Al Qadhdhafi''', also known as '''Colonel Gaddafi''' or simply '''Gaddafi''', born 7 June 1942, is a Libyan military officier, a politician and the de facto leader of [[Libya]] since a coup in 1969. | ||
His [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name, معمر القذافي, has received many transcriptions in English: '''Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī''' is the most exact one, '''Muammar Gaddafi''' is the most frequent one, but one can also find ''Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Muammar (El) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi'', etc. | His [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name, معمر القذافي, has received many transcriptions in English: '''Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī''' is the most exact one, '''Muammar Gaddafi''' is the most frequent one, but one can also find ''Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Muammar (El) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi, Qathafi'', etc. | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 27 February 2011
Muammar Gaddafi, accurately Muammar Al Qadhdhafi, also known as Colonel Gaddafi or simply Gaddafi, born 7 June 1942, is a Libyan military officier, a politician and the de facto leader of Libya since a coup in 1969.
His Arabic name, معمر القذافي, has received many transcriptions in English: Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī is the most exact one, Muammar Gaddafi is the most frequent one, but one can also find Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Muammar (El) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi, Qathafi, etc.