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October 20, 2011 11:57 AM

The life of the late Moammar Gadhafi

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In this undated 1969 photo, Col. Moammar Gadhafi , right, salutes as he appears with Egypt's Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser, left, in Suez, Egypt.   (AP Photo/Farouk Ibrahim)
In this undated 1969 photo, Col. Moammar Gadhafi , right, salutes as he appears with Egypt's Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser, left, in Suez, Egypt. (AP Photo/Farouk Ibrahim) AP
FILE - In this March 8, 1977 photo Cuba Leader Fidel Castro sits with Moammar Gadhafi  in Tripoli.    A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Moammar Gadhafi is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  (AP Photo)
FILE - In this March 8, 1977 photo Cuba Leader Fidel Castro sits with Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli. A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Moammar Gadhafi is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (AP Photo) AP
FILE - In this Dec. 1977 photo, Libya  leader Colonel Moammar Gadhafi  strolls during a break in a session of the Arab Nations Summit Conference in Tripoli, Libya.     A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69,  is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi's last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Dec. 1977 photo, Libya leader Colonel Moammar Gadhafi strolls during a break in a session of the Arab Nations Summit Conference in Tripoli, Libya. A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69, is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi's last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 1986 photo, Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi  listens to a question during a news conference  at his Tripoli Headquarters.    A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69,  is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi's last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio)
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 1986 photo, Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi listens to a question during a news conference at his Tripoli Headquarters. A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69, is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi's last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio) AP
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1987 file photo, Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, holds a baton as he sits to review Libyan troops during the 18th anniversary celebration of Libya's revolution in Tripoli. Libya's information minister said Gadhafi was killed Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. (AP Photo/John Redman)
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1987 file photo, Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, holds a baton as he sits to review Libyan troops during the 18th anniversary celebration of Libya's revolution in Tripoli. Libya's information minister said Gadhafi was killed Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. (AP Photo/John Redman) AP
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters September 23, 2009 in New York City. (Mehdi Taamallah/Abaca Press/MCT)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters September 23, 2009 in New York City. (Mehdi Taamallah/Abaca Press/MCT) US NEWS OBAMA-UN 4 ABA
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attends the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters September 23, 2009 in New York City. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attends the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters September 23, 2009 in New York City. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT) US NEWS OBAMA-UN 3 ABA
Shattered plates depicting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are among the debris left in the abandoned Benghazi Cathedral. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
Shattered plates depicting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are among the debris left in the abandoned Benghazi Cathedral. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT) MCT
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi enters the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli, Libya on March 8, 2011. In the waning days of Gadhafi's reign, "Planet Rixos" was the surreal stage for a daily drama pitting edgy journalists against a cadre of regime information managers, some true believers, others just hired hands. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi enters the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli, Libya on March 8, 2011. In the waning days of Gadhafi's reign, "Planet Rixos" was the surreal stage for a daily drama pitting edgy journalists against a cadre of regime information managers, some true believers, others just hired hands. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/MCT) MCT
This image from video broadcast on Al-Arabiya television is said to show the late Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya.
This image from video broadcast on Al-Arabiya television is said to show the late Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya. Associated Press/Al-Arabiya TV
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