The 42-year stranglehold of power by former Libyan pariah leader, Muammar Gaddafi did not end without its controversies. The asphyxiation of a section of the Libyan population by the late leader made him loved and hated at the same time. While those he favored loved him, other members of the public especially those from the East hated him so much because of his perceived one-sided policy.

Muammar Gaddafi was called a tyrant, a lunatic, a dictator, a terrorist, and some other terrible names by many Western media and at a time by his own people. 

In the middle of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the outspoken grandfather made efforts to rubbish the disgruntled agitators by calling them “a bunch of rats”. Gaddafi at the time thought everything was under his control until the unfortunate event happened. As it turned out, Muammar Gaddafi who called those rebels from the East rats ended up getting caught while cowering in a drainage pipe full of rubbish and filth. According to one of the rebels identified as Ahmed Al Sahati, “He called us rats, but look where we found him”.




[View of the drain where Muammar Gaddafi was hiding before he was captured in Sirte October 21, 2011 [Image: Reuters]

The above was what we saw after Muammar Gaddafi was killed by his enemies, mainly the people of the East of Benghazi and NATO forces. Although Muammar Gaddafi might have been a terrible leader as Western Media painted him, an article I stumbled upon about him changed my view about the late Libyan leader.

The 7 Discoveries About Gaddafi That Completely Changed World Perspective

Muammar Gaddafi is one former leader many people love and hate at the same time. Before we continue, it would be important for us to list the 7 things Gaddafi did right as a leader.

The GDP per capita of Libya in 2010 was 12064.8 USD . It was 3699.2 USD in 2020. This clearly shows that Gaddafi did wonders as a leader even though he was uneducated.
Nursing mother was given 5000 (US dollars) for herself and the newly born child.
There were no electric bills as it was completely free all...cont

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