Speaking of strongmen, former Libyan leader Gaddafi must have appeared in people's minds. Under Qaddafi's strong rule, Libya was temporarily at peace, but it also sowed the seeds of renewed unrest.
At a time when Gaddafi's regime collapsed, his sons showed very different attitudes. Some of them wag their tails and beg for mercy for their lives, and some of them fight heroically and calmly die.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Gaddafi was a born revolutionary and leader</h1>
Gaddafi was born in 1942 to a nomadic family deep in the Libyan desert. Although the social status of parents is not high, the father who has a son in the old age attaches great importance to his son's learning.
With the support of his father, Gaddafi received a good education. During Gaddafi's youth, the Middle East independence movement was in full swing. The Arab revolutionary movement led by Egyptian President Nasser made Gaddafi yearn for it even more.
Outside of school, Gaddafi, who was full of interest in politics, was also actively studying political thought. After libya's independence, the Idris dynasty ruled Libya.
The decadent Idris dynasty was a puppet supported by the Western countries, and in terms of domestic and foreign policies, the dynasty was completely subordinate to the West, resulting in the occupation of resources such as oil by western countries. In terms of domestic affairs, the country is also in chaos.
In the midst of chaos, revolutionary ideas circulated among the Libyan people. Gaddafi, who was studying in secondary school at the time, was a revolutionary youth full of blood. He actively propagated revolutionary ideas in schools and gained himself a group of supporters.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > after being frustrated, Gaddafi began to enter the military</h1>
Gaddafi's revolutionary behavior aroused the vigilance of the school authorities, and he was expelled from the school. Not discouraged after his expulsion, the shepherd's son established an organization of his own and used it to continuously expand his influence.
In his youth, Gaddafi, through his own efforts, entered the Benghazi Military Academy and became an officer. At the military academy, Gaddafi did not forget to preach his revolutionary ideas.
At the military academy, Gaddafi established the "Free Officers" organization and began preparations for the seizure of power in Libya by force.
Although Gaddafi has a group of soldiers at the Benghazi Military Academy, the Benghazi Military Academy is a military academy after all, and its platform is not large enough to reach Gaddafi's expectations.
In order to continue to expand his influence, Gaddafi gave up his university studies and was admitted to the Royal Military Academy, becoming a member of libya's elite guard of the King.
At the Royal Military Academy, Gaddafi came into contact with the upper echelons of the Libyan military, and Gaddafi's own strategy and charisma conquered many senior officers.
In this way, a military organization led by Gaddafi was formed in Libya. In order to win support, Gaddafi created a tight organizational structure, with a meticulous assignment of tasks for each member.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > uprising was a dramatic success</h1>
In 1969, chaos broke out within the Idris dynasty, and the king was on vacation abroad. Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Gaddafi led his support for the "September Revolution" to overthrow the Idris dynasty through a coup d'état.
On September 1, 1969, at the age of 27, Gaddafi became libya's leader. In terms of the process of revolution, the "September Revolution" itself did not have many bright spots.
Gaddafi originally set the date of the uprising in March 1969, but due to various reasons such as concerts by famous singers, the uprising was postponed for half a year. Generally speaking, large-scale coups are difficult to postpone, especially uprisings that are postponed for half a year, and will definitely leak information.
Second, after the coup d'état, the whole process was so chaotic that Gaddafi's secretary left the documents and deployment of the uprising in a taxi on the way to the meeting.
The officers who took over the air defense unit found themselves using only 1500 rounds of ammunition. The soldiers who went to seize the national radio station did not find the national radio in time because they did not know the roads in the capital.
Although the uprising was full of loopholes, it was still a yin and yang success. This only leads to the conclusion that the Idris dynasty was so corrupt that any slightest movement could destroy it.
Qaddafi's easy grasp of state power has caused his self-confidence to swell unprecedentedly, which has made him arrogant and often underestimates his opponents, which has left him blind and troublesome to offend the great powers, which has laid the foundation for his future demise.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > highlights of Gaddafi's reign</h1>
After taking over Libya, Gaddafi pursued many policies that benefited the country and the people. The exploitation of oil, in particular, has given the Libyan government a great deal of wealth.
In the 1980s, Libya's per capita GDP was as high as $17,000. The enormous amount of wealth allowed Gaddafi to confidently and boldly implement policies that benefited the people of the country.
Under Qaddafi's rule, the Libyan people were given preferential policies. In Libya's golden age, the state encouraged childbearing, and newlyweds got married with a $50,000 home purchase subsidy.
For those who want to engage in agriculture, the government directly provides land, equipment and seeds. Libyan citizens who want to study abroad receive nearly $20,000 a year in education subsidies.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > brutal rule provoked popular revolt</h1>
It stands to reason that the Libyan government is so generous to its people that the Libyan people should be grateful and supportive of Gaddafi.
But Gaddafi ruled brutally, and in order to consolidate his rule, Gaddafi often used violent means to maintain his rule. Although these measures temporarily consolidated Gaddafi's rule, they created a large number of opposition in Libya.
During his decades of rule in Libya, Gaddafido appeared in front of everyone as a "madman." Beautiful female bodyguards, bombastic style, and taking camels every time he goes abroad are one of his labels. In Libya, in addition to Gaddafi himself, his sons and daughters have also become the focus of media attention.
Gaddafi has seven sons and a daughter, and he is very happy. Compared with the fierceness and cruelty of Saddam's children, Gaddafi's children, although they also hold great power, do not cross the line.
In particular, Gaddafi's fifth, sixth, and seventh sons fought for their father to the last moment, and their deeds are still revered.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > Mutasim was Gaddafi's finest son</h1>
Mutasim Gaddafi is Gaddafi's fifth and most respected son. Although he ranks low among the Gaddafi family, the name Mutasim comes from an emperor of the Arab Empire. Naming his son by the emperor's name reflects Gaddafi's expectations of Mutasim.
Originally a medical student, Mutasim moved into the army as an officer in the armored corps. Unlike his hedonistic brothers, Mutasim is reticent, thoughtful, and has a sense of composure.
Mutasim idolized the former Cuban leader, Che Guevara, which made him less interested in vanity and less covetousness, which made the Libyan people like him very much.
After Entering the Libyan Army, Mutassim started from the grassroots level, and through his own efforts, he was gradually promoted to senior officer and trained an elite special forces unit for Gaddafi.
Gaddafi liked the son so much that in the later years of Gaddafi's reign, Mutassim was appointed supreme commander of Gaddafi's guards, becoming Gaddafi's recognized heir.
In terms of political leanings, Mutasim and his brothers have a completely different pro-Western stance. He focuses on Libya's national interests and is resolutely uncompromising on core issues.
In foreign relations, Mutasim is internationally impartial, maintaining certain contacts with Western countries and relations of cooperation with Russia.
Without the outbreak of civil war, After Mutasim took Gaddafi's place, he would probably lead Libya back to prosperity, at least not as chaotic as it is now.
After the fall of Qaddafi in Libya, tribal conflicts that had previously been suppressed by Gaddafi erupted in a concentrated manner, leading to incessant infighting in Libya.
Libya, Syria, Egypt, and Ukraine have all fallen into persistent social upheavals after the "color revolutions," which shows that those who accept Western values in their entirety are very harmful.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > catastrophe comes The members of the Gaddafi family "fly separately."</h1>
After the outbreak of the Libyan civil war, Mutasim did not flee, but calmly led his army to fight the rebels. Through the efforts of Mutasim and his brother Hamis, he briefly thwarted the rebel offensive and recaptured many towns.
Because Gaddafi has long been hostile to the West, harming the interests of the United States, France, Britain and other countries in Africa, Western countries have long been "eager to get rid of Gaddafi and then quickly".
After seeing the defeat of the rebels, the Western countries that had been standing behind the remote control war began to fight themselves, and the air forces of the United States and France directly bombed Gaddafi's army, which led to the success of the efforts of Mutasim and others to be wasted, and the war situation was quickly reversed.
At this point, the situation was already very clear, and everyone understood that the end of the Qaddafi regime had arrived. In the case of the general trend, it can best reflect the quality of a person.
Although Gaddafi's sons are many, when their fathers are in danger, each son makes a completely different choice:
First, Muhammad, Gaddafi's eldest son, after being briefly captured, abandoned his family and fled to Algeria, never to be in contact with his family.
The second son was arrested after the outbreak of war, and was once sentenced to death before being released after the amnesty.
The third son, Saadi, is the most spineless, and as the most high-profile son of the Gaddafi family, he has spent thousands of dollars for beauty and football, and is a typical playboy.
After being arrested by the rebels, he repeatedly knelt down in prison to the officials who tried him, begging for his life, and his humble and pitiful appearance made it impossible to see the spirited appearance of the former Gaddafi prince.
Of course, the Gaddafi family also has bloody boys. Gaddafi's sixth son, Saif, has lived in Germany for a long time and has been uncontroversial. However, when his father was in trouble, he resolutely returned to his hometown and was eventually killed in an air raid by the US army.
And the only people who have been resisting and accompanying Gaddafi are Mutasim and Hamis. As commander of the Hamis Brigade, Hamis fought until the last moment.
Mutasim has been fighting with Gaddafi, and even when his father was in despair, Mutasim still firmly and calmly encouraged his father.
Until the moment of arrest, Mutasim remained calm. In the face of the gunshots of the rebels, he just calmly drank a few sips of water and did not say much.
At this moment, he accepted his fate as Gaddafi's son, even if that fate was death.
In fact, no matter how wise Mutasim is, he cannot resist the fate of the eventual demise of Gaddafi's government. The fate of Gaddafi and Libya is also a microcosm of the fate of middle Eastern countries. As long as there is oil, this rich land will not be calm.