Brother Leader Mua'mmar Al Qaddafi

Brother Leader of The Revolution Mua'mmar Al-Qaddafi

On September the 1st 1969 the 27-year-old lieutenant Mua'mmar Al-Qaddafi led a team of young Libyan officers to overthrow the monarchy in what is known as Al Fath' Revolution, the Great Revolution of the First of September. The revolution immediately became a formidable force that swept Libya with surprise and celebrations and introduced social justice and equality which quickly united the Libyan people across the country. From dark imperialism to bright liberalism Libya became a new symbol of hope and justice for all. According to Law 20 (1991) all Libyan people are equal and free; and from the principle of "Democracy is people's authority and power and not public expression", all Libyan people have the right to exercise authority.

This new era of Libya was characterised by massive political, economical and social developments and an agricultural revolution culminating in the Great Man-Made River. The main slogan of the revolution was: "Freedom, Socialism & Unity". Among the first changes was the change of the name of the country from the Kingdom of Libya to the Libyan Arab Republic, then to the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The term Jamahiriya was coined by Colonel Mua'mmar al-Qaddafi and defined as: the state of the masses, governed by the populace via local councils elected by the people of Libya. Then in 1973 Gaddafi declared the Cultural or Popular Revolution, in which he outlined his ideas to combat bureaucracy, corruption, and the lack of public participation, and strongly urged the Libyan people to take over the various governmental institutions, and thus the "people's committees"  were created across Libya as regional administrations, in what is known as "direct democracy" as described in his Green Book.

Gaddafi's Green Book

The International Research Centre For The Green Studies.
Read the entire chapters of the Green Book in various International languages.

http://www.greenbookstudies.com/

The principles defined in the Green Book aim to outline a new form of democracy in which both wealth and power are shared between all the people in a country run by the people for the benefit of the people.

 

Mua'mmar al Qaddafi was born in a tent in Sert in 1942. As a young boy he was deeply affected by the major events taking place in the Arab world, after which he showed interest in studying history. He joined the Libyan military academy at Benghazi in 1961. Soon after the great revolution, Gaddafi's striking personality and progressive ideological style earned him front headlines around the world, and within a space of a few years he became the most charismatic leader Libya has ever seen.

Gaddafi's White Book

The name "White Book" conveys peace and harmony, as represented by the colour white, and therefore it follows that the White Book aims to introduce peace to the turbulent Middle East region by presenting a workable solution to the persistent Middle East problem.

The White Book

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Algathafi.org

An online resource of articles, speeches and videos.

This is a screen shot of Algathafi.org.

The front page of www.algathafi.org

Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF)

A non-governmental organisation, devoted to humanitarian activities in the social, economic, cultural and human rights fields. GICDF was established in 2003. The Foundation and its affiliate societies and offices are managed by its chairman Saif Al Islam Al Qaddafi.

Visit the website for more information, articles and further resources.

Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF)

Visit Website at: http://www.gdf.org.ly/

Saif Al Islam Al Qaddafi

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Exhibitions, art galleries, private exhibitions, events, news, resources, links, antiquities, articles, and much more.

 

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The Great Man-Made River:

GMRA : The Eighth Wonder of the World: the Great Man-Made River: one of the the largest civil engineering projects in the world. Looking for oil beneath the sand, the Libyans have struck water instead. To find out more about the project please see our science page.

 

A List of Libyan Government website:

Libyan government websites: please visit our special page devoted for Libyan websites for a selection of Libya's top government websites.