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What was life like in Libya under Muammar al-Gaddafi?

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I hope that someone who was actually there in Gaddafi's Libya eventually answers this question, but I was in some neighboring countries, so I'll contribute a hearsay answer in the meantime. Gaddafi was a strong character. read more

Under Gaddafi, Libya had a long history of supporting the Irish Republican Army. In late 1987 French authorities stopped a merchant vessel, the MV Eksund, which was delivering a 150-ton Libyan arms shipment to the IRA. In Britain, Gaddafi's best-known political subsidiary is the Workers Revolutionary Party. read more

Libya under Gaddafi was not much different than countries like Taiwan (technically not a country), Indonesia, South Korea of the 70s; secularism, a mixed economy and fairly good social welfare. Gaddafi provided the stability needed for a country like Syria and generally minorities like the Christian enjoyed a high degree of religious freedom. read more

Yes! However, he also had a heart for his country and the world conveniently skips that part every time. Libya under Gaddafi was not entirely hellish as the world has been made to believe. read more

Under Gaddafi, Libya had a long history of supporting the Irish Republican Army. In late 1987 French authorities stopped a merchant vessel, the MV Eksund, which was delivering a 150-ton Libyan arms shipment to the IRA. read more

Like I had said at the outset, the current situation [in post-Gaddafi Libya] is frustrating and hurtful, and this is not what the revolution was all about, but don't make it sound like in his days we had it good, and all life's niceties were in abundance; or to deny that we were hurting in his regime, and we couldn't even blur one letter of protest, since you well know what would happen to anyone who did speak out. read more

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