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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. His authority has been seriously challenged since the popular uprising of 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 authority has been seriously challenged since the popular uprising of February 2011. | ||
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 | His [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name, معمر القذافي, pronounced [muˈʕamːaru lqaðˈðaːfiː] (locally [muˈʕæmːɑrˤ əlɡædˈdæːfi]), has received many transcriptions in English: '''Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī''' is the most exact one, '''Muammar Gaddafi''' is the most frequent one. Other spellings are ''Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Qathafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi, Khadafy'', etc. | ||
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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. His authority has been seriously challenged since the popular uprising of February 2011.
His Arabic name, معمر القذافي, pronounced [muˈʕamːaru lqaðˈðaːfiː] (locally [muˈʕæmːɑrˤ əlɡædˈdæːfi]), has received many transcriptions in English: Muʿammar Al Qadhdhāfī is the most exact one, Muammar Gaddafi is the most frequent one. Other spellings are Moammar (Al) Gadhafi, Muammar (Al) Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Qaddhafi, Qathafi, Gathafi, Gheddafi, Kadhafi, Khaddafi, Khadafy, etc.