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Gadhafi's 42-Year Reign Marked by Controversy
Through the years, Colonel Gadhafi gained a reputation as an eccentric leader. During his reign, he supported a number of revolutionary movements, and was accused of sponsoring Islamic extremists.
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures with a green cane as he takes his seat behind bulletproof glass for a military parade in Green Square, Tripoli, Libya, September 1, 2009. (AP)
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is seen during a group photo at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July 10, 2009. (AP)
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, center, welcoming Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, right, who is guarded by a female bodyguard, left, upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, 21 July 2002.
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, leans on the shoulder of Pan African Parliament member Gertrude Mongella during a group photo at an EU Africa summit in Lisbon, December 8, 2007. (AP)