 Libya is located in the Maghreb region of Africa, and it’s bordered by the Mediterranean sea to the North.  Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa based off of its area.  As a result of the civil war of February to October 2011 and the collapse of the Gadaffi regime which had been in power for more than 40 years, Libya is currently administrated by a caretake government, known as the National Transitional council.

About the Libyan Civil War (Libyan revolution) The Libyan revolution was an armed conflict in Libya! It was a war between the forces ruled by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and everyone else who wanted to be freed from his rule. The war began as peaceful protests mid February of Soon after, the protests led to an uprising which spread across the country. The National Transitional Council (NTC) made it a goal to overthrow Gaddafi. September 16 th, 2011, the NTC was recognized by the United Nations as the legal representative of Libya. The NAC restricted Gaddafi and his people the ability to travel so they could keep them around for investigation. Gaddafi's forces pushed eastward and started by attacking Benghazi. In August, the rebel forces engaged in coastal offensive and took most of their lost territory and captured the city of Tripoli. Gaddafi was on the run, but on October 20 th 2011, he was captured and killed as he was attempting to escape Sirte.

 He was Libya’s head of state  His 42-year leadership prior to the uprising made him the fourth longest serving non-royal leader since 1900, as well as the longest- serving Arab leader ever.  After seizing power in 1969, he abolished the Libyan constitution of  He established laws based on the political ideology he had formulated, called the Third International Theory and published in The Green Book.  People really hated him so they started to revolt against him.

The fall of Gadaffi... On October 20 th 2011 the world was stunned to hear that Gadaffi had been killed. Here are some details on his death thanks to FOX INSIDER NEWS! Qaddafi was apparently trying to escape his hometown of Sirte when there was a NATO airstrike on the convoy in which he was traveling. Qaddafi hid in some sort of pipe in the ground before being dragged out by revolutionaries focused on taking down the city. According to fighters on the ground, Qaddafi was alive when he was captured but had sustained bullet wounds and a head injury. As the wounded former leader was being brought by ambulance to a hospital in the town of Misrata, he apparently sustained further gunshot wounds which led to his death.

 Although they were to completely different times periods, the revolution in Libya and the American Revolution do have some things in common.  They both revolted against their rulers. The colonists were looking to break free from England, and as far as the Libyan Revolution, the civilians were looking to break free from Gadaffi's rule!  Difference:The leadership was already established in the American colonies, so when the revolution ended there was a government that only had to be organized by the constitution. In Libya there was no leadership only a dictatorship. The Libyans will need help for establishing a government and writing a constitution.

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