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Once rich in Africa, now divided, do Libyans have "regrets"?

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Stability and prosperity, and the improvement of people's quality of life can be said to be what the people of every country yearn for and expect. As a country in North Africa, Libya's land area is more than 1.75 million square kilometers, relying on rich oil resources, once rich in Africa, but due to the domestic turmoil, its oil exports once stagnated. Therefore, after the end of the civil war, the Libyan government formed a special armed force to protect the oil fields.

Once rich in Africa, now divided, do Libyans have "regrets"?

In September 1969, the "Free Officers' Organization" headed by Gaddafi staged a coup d'état to establish the Libyan Arab Republic, after which the Libyan government formed a special armed force to protect the oil fields, and oil production and exports returned to pre-war levels. And countries that could have moved toward stability and prosperity are now fragmented.

Once rich in Africa, now divided, do Libyans have "regrets"?

Then some people will ask, do Libyans "regret" this situation today? Speaking of Libya, it is actually made up of more than 600 tribes, so it is often in a state of chaos of war and coups, so it is really difficult for a country with such a background to maintain normal rule.

Once rich in Africa, now divided, do Libyans have "regrets"?

However, during Gaddafi's 42-year reign, more than 600 tribes were united and united, and under the protection of the army, most of the export income came from oil, which also led to rapid economic development of the country. In the decades of his leadership, the country was stable and secure in areas such as housing, education and health care.

Once rich in Africa, now divided, do Libyans have "regrets"?

However, at the instigation of the so-called liberal democracy in the West, civilians from various tribes took to the streets and began to demonstrate. Behind the scenes, he supported the anti-government and continued to send weapons, which eventually led to civil war. In the early 21st century, the United States began to extricate from Iraq, and coupled with the Coup in Egypt at that time, the United States took the opportunity to overthrow the Gaddafi government.

Once rich in Africa, now divided, do Libyans have "regrets"?

Compared with other countries, it can be said that Libyans regret it quite a bit. Because in the past, Libya relied on oil-rich North Africa, and its military strength was also among the best in North Africa, but now in Libya, there are several governments alone, and there are chaos everywhere inside, coupled with the intervention of Western countries, the situation will only become more and more chaotic, and the scenery of the past has long been gone.

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