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Why did Colonel Gaddafi of Libya have female bodyguards?

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Five women who were part of Col. Moammar Gaddafi's elite team of female bodyguards say they were raped and abused by the now fugitive Libyan leader. ... Gaddafi has kept a cadre of about 30 women, known as his Amazonian guard, close by his side since the early 1970s. read more

They say it's because he believed that women are far more loyal than men especially being a virgin who never had a relation. Others suggest that he wanted to show the world how appreciated women are in Libya. read more

Until recently, she was responsible for the world famous group of female bodyguards who protected Gaddafi, The Express Tribune reports. Ali, who is unmarried and hails from the town of Traghan in south Libya, joined Qaddafi’s army in 1984, and was captured by rebels last week following a heavy fighting in Zawiya, 50 kilometres southwest of Tripoli. read more

The man was Muammar Gaddafi, the dictator of Libya who had seized power 35 years before. His people were forced to call him the Guide, but the rest of the world knew him simply as Colonel Gaddafi. That morning in April 2004, Gaddafi was visiting a school in his home town of Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast 350 miles east of Tripoli. read more

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