The theory was that Libya had become a democracy of the people, governed through local popular Revolutionary Councils. In practice, all key decisions and state wealth remained tightly under his control. Gaddafi was a skilled political manipulator, playing off different tribes against each other and against state institutions or constituencies. He also developed a strong personality cult.
More and more, his rule became characterised by patronage and the tight control of a police state. The worst period for Libyans was probably the s, when Col Gaddafi experimented on his people with his social theories. As part of his "cultural revolution" he banned all private enterprise and unsound books were burned. He also had dissidents based abroad murdered. Freedom of speech and association were absolutely squashed and acts of violent repression were numerous.
This was followed by a decade of isolation by the West after the Lockerbie bombing. For Libyans critical of Col Gaddafi his greatest crime may have been the squandering of wealth on foreign adventures and corruption. Libya during gaddafi's peaked at a GDP of So my question is, why were the people of Libya so dissatisfied? What made the population go from loving Gaddafi to hating him so much?
Some say that the United States somehow changed the perceptions of the population, it seems that the second the US is not pleased with a dictator they dispose of the him. Libya was a state that safeguarded its oil reserves and kept it from the prying hands of the Us. Look at monarchy in Saudi, it seems that as soon as the Saudis decide to keep the oil for themselves the US may decide to dispose of the 'dictatorship' there too. User mini profile.
Re: Why did the people turn against Gaddafi? By Decky - Tue Oct 25, pm. They only won through NATO support. Without NATO supporting them Gadaffi would have crushed the terrorist uprising quickly and efficiently. Some people are nobody's enemies but their own. By Modernjan - Wed Oct 26, pm. The successful revolutions in two neighboring countries finally lit the fuse. By Igor Antunov - Wed Oct 26, pm.
Islamists based in the east of the country and some tribes in the westrn mountains managed to take control through NATO backing. Their little religious crusade was about to be stamped out before nato decided that regime change and a puppet state looked tempting. Sadly this is yet another regime the west won't control for very long, and the long term effect will be rather unfortunate indeed. By elaais - Sun Jan 08, pm.
During Gaddafi's dictatorship, there has been no progress whatsoever and if anything, he has brought the country back at least years. The education system is poor as well as the health care. Even though Libya is rich in oil, the citizens greatly suffer economically and this is because Muammar Gaddafi was selfish enough to keep all the money to himself and stashing it away in banks.
I also understand that the Libyans never loved Gaddafi. From the very beginning of his brutal dictatorship, he threatened the Libyans not to turn against him by massacring and publicly hanging innocent people all because they protested against his regime. Therefore, the Libyans were afraid and didn't have the courage to stand up against him until the Arab uprising.
I would also like to say that yes, Nato did an excellent job and truly helped the Libyans. However, you must remember that it was the Libyans on the ground, they were the ones that fought and sacrificed their lives for the country.
Their bravery and courage should be recognised, as without them also, the toppling of the regime would never have succeeded! They are Libya's heroes. Mao's disinterest in dental hygiene may have heralded back to his peasant roots. In other dictator-dental news, late Turkmenistan "president for life" Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov, who ruled until his death in , suggested that his subjects chew on bones to strengthen their teeth, drawing the lesson from dogs. Niyazov also took to renaming months after members of his own family.
Some leaders' eccentricities seem designed to cement their power. Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, who ruled Haiti from until , once ordered all black dogs in Haiti put to death after being told that a political rival had transformed into one. Duvalier built a cult of personality around himself, reviving voodoo traditions and declaring himself God's chosen one.
But quirkiness is by no means a universal trait among dictators, Post cautioned. Saddam Hussein, for example, was not known for weirdness, nor was Joseph Stalin. What many dictators do have in common, Post said, is a trait called "malignant narcissism. They have a paranoid attitude, blaming outside forces when things go wrong. Gadhafi , for example, blamed both the West and Al Qaeda for the Libyan uprising, even claiming that someone had slipped hallucinogens into the rebels' Nescafe.
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