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*[[File:Gaddafi.png]] [[Nationalism|Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi]] (1972-) [[File:Cball-Libya.png]] Libya

*[[File:AuthcapGadda.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Mutassim Gaddafi]] (1974-2011) [[File:Cball-Libya.png]] Libya

Gaddafism is a term used to describe the ideology and ideas of [[File:Gaddaficap.png]] Muammar Gaddafi, who, in a [[File:StratoHelm.png]] military coup of the Libyan monarchy, became the de facto ruler of [[File:Gaddafi.png]] Libya from 1969 to 2011.<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (Invalid Date). Muammar al-Qaddafi. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi</ref>

Gaddafi was born on the 7th of June, 1942, into a nomadic Bedouin family near the city of Sirte, Libya.<ref>(No Author). (No Date). Muammar Gaddafi. Infoplease. From: https://www.infoplease.com/people/who2-biography/muammar-gaddafi</ref>

At the age of 9, he left his family camp in order to go to school. When he was in a secondary school in Sebha, Gaddafi was inspired by the Egyptian president at the time, Gamal Nasser. This lead to him becoming an [[File:Antiwest.png]] anti-West [[File:PanArab.png]] [[Pan-Nationalism#Pan-Arabism|Pan-Arab nationalist]]. He set up revolutionary study groups with some of the students at his school. He continued this practice up to when he joined the University of Libya in Benghazi<ref>Patay, M. (No Date). Muammar Gaddafi. IMDb. From: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300490/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm</ref> in 1963 to study history, but he dropped out to join the military academy in the city.<ref>Editors, TheFamousPeople.com. (No Date). Muammar Gaddafi Biography. TheFamousPeople. From: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/muammar-gaddafi-3727.php</ref>

While in military school, Gaddafi met people who shared his [[File:Antiwest.png]] anti-West [[File:PanArab.png]] [[Pan-Nationalism#Pan-Arabism|pan-nationalism]]. They then teamed up and immediately started planning a coup of the Libyan monarchy in place at the time. Gaddafi was later sent to [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Britain for further training, and his nationalism was intensified by his experiences there.<ref>Llewellyn. J, Thompson. S. (2/Nov/2018). "Muammar Gaddafi". Alpha History. From: https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/muammar-gaddafi/</ref>

When he came back, Gaddafi and his comrades continued planning the event, and in September of 1969, successfully overthrew the monarchy and founded the Libyan Arab Republic. The new country was ruled by the Revolutionary Command Council, which Gaddafi quickly rose the ranks, becoming the chairman of the council and colonel in the military<ref>Llewellyn. J, Thompson. S. (2/Nov/2018). "Muammar Gaddafi". Alpha History. From: https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/muammar-gaddafi/</ref>

Once in power, in 1970, Gaddafi removed [[File:Cball-US.png]] American and [[File:Cball-UK.png]] British military bases from the country and kicked out the [[File:Zio.png]] Jewish and [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Italian communities that same year. In 1993, he nationalized all petroleum assets in Libya that were owned by foreign entities. He then implemented laws that aligned with his [[File:Muslim_2.png]] Islamic principles, like banning alcohol.<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (Invalid Date). Muammar al-Qaddafi. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi</ref>

One of these announcements was that of the newly proclaimed [[File:Gaddafi.png]] Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya in 1977. These actions caused some opposition to arise and plots against Gaddafi were made, but the state quickly suppressed then and issued warnings to anyone who may get any ideas.<ref>"Muammar Al-Gaddafi ." Encyclopedia of World Biography. . Retrieved March 29, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/muammar-al-gaddafi</ref>

Gaddafi and his regime were known for funding groups abroad that alagined with his beliefs, like the [[File:Blacknat.png]] [[Black Nationalism|Black Panther Party]] in the U.S and the [[File:IrelandHarp.png]] [[Left-Wing Nationalism|IRA]] in Northern Ireland. These activities caused a growing disfavor of Gaddafi in the eyes of the [[File:Cball-US.png]] American government, and in 1986, carried out airstrikes on several sites in [[File:Gaddafi.png]] Libya, barley missing Gaddafi, but killing many members of his family in the process.<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (Invalid Date). Muammar al-Qaddafi. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi</ref>

Later in the same year as his promotion to head of the [[File:Cball-AfricanUnion.png]] AU, Gaddafi, giving a speech at a [[File:Cball-UN.png]] U.N General Assembly, famously tore a copy of the U.N charter, causing controversy in the international community.<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (Invalid Date). Muammar al-Qaddafi. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi</ref>

In 2008, [[File:Gaddafi.png]]Muammar Gaddafi claimed the title of "King of Kings" after a gathering of more than 200 African [[File:Tribal.png]]tribal kings and chiefs endorsed his use of the title on 28 August that year, stating that "We have decided to recognise our [[File:Gaddafi.png]]brotherly leader as the '[[File:Unimon.png]]king of kings', [[File:Monarch.png]]sultans, [[File:Feud.png]]princes, [[File:Muslim_2.png]]sheikhs and [[File:Urb.png]]mayors of Africa". At the meeting, held in the city of [[File:Cball-Libya.png]]Benghazi, Gaddafi was given gifts including a throne, an 18th-century [[File:Muslim_2.png]]Qur'an, [[File:Trad.png]]traditional outfits and ostrich eggs. At the same meeting, Gaddafi urged his guests to put pressure on their own governments and speed the process of moving towards a [[File:Pan-Africanism.png]]unified African continent[[File:Blacknat.png]]. Gaddafi told those that attended the meeting that "We want an [[File:Mil.png]]African military[[File:Strato.png]] to defend [[File:Cball-AfricanUnion.png]]Africa, we want a single African currency, we want one [[File:Civnat.png]]African passport to travel within Africa". The meeting was later referred to as a "bizarre ceremony" in [[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]]international media.

In 2011, anti-regime protesters, inspired by recent events in [[File:Cball-Egypt.png]] Egypt and [[File:Cball-Tunisia.png]] Tunisia, held rallies in Benghazi to protest the arrest of a human rights lawyer. The protesters called for Gaddafi to step down from his position, leading to clashes with the Libyan security forces and the protesters. To counter the protest, authorities set up a [[File:Gaddafi.png]] pro-regime protest and broadcast it on state TV.<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2022, February 8). Libya Revolt of 2011. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011</ref>

After a while, the protesters got weapons and teamed up with the anti-Gaddafi units of the [[File:StratoHelm.png]] military, forming a full-out armed rebellion, and therefore, starting a civil war. From here, it went downhill for Gaddafi. There were [[File:Cball-UN.png]] international calls for his resignation and the armed resistance, although weak, but with the help of foreign powers, like [[File:Necon.png]] NATO, managed to advance. Finally, on October 12 in 2011, Gaddafi was found and killed in his hometown of Sirte, marking the fall of his [[File:Gaddafi.png]] regime.<ref>Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2022, February 8). Libya Revolt of 2011. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011</ref>

===Democracy===

Gaddafi considered liberal democracy to not represent true democracy as true democracy is the rule of the people rather than representatives who are really representing their own interests and not the people. He considered the only way to get around this was direct democracy with the use of popular conferences. On the question of law he rejected any secular law and wanted law to be based on Religion he considered this to be in line with democracy as religion is practiced by all the people in society. On the question of press he wanted press to be created by the state so it would be democratic rather than independent press which he considered to only represent certain groups in society and not the entire population.

Gaddafi considered wage labour to be a form of slavery and wanted to abolish the wage system. On housing he criticized rent because for him it compromised freedom and instead wanted people to own their own homes. He wanted income to be a partnership between people and for people to manage their own income instead of gaining it from others through charity or wages. He wanted people to own their own lands rather than having it rented from another person which he considered to infringe on freedom.

===Nationalism===

Gaddafism's strange solution to his philosophical conundrum is so poorly thought through he has a hard time convincing other balls of its reason to exist. As he has a notoriously short temper, this can lead to a lot of conflict between him and the other balls from across the spectrum, though it's usually just a one sided shouting match. Most of the balls have learnt he's not really worth their time.

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*[[File:Unimon.png]] [[Universal Monarchism]] - "I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level."

*[[File:Islamic Socialism.png]] [[Islamic Socialism]] - Literally me!

*[[File:Confem.png]] [[Conservative Feminism]] - Traditional Islamic family values + women’s rights!

*[[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - I supported you abroad but supressed and deported you at home. Marxist class struggle isn’t my thing and I prefer class collaborationism.

*[[File:Kemal.png]] [[Kemalism]] - "I am a fan of Atatürk. He is an excellent leader and has tremendous victories over westerners. But I don't like him. Because he turned Turkey into a nation-state. We are all Ottomans, but he refused this honor. Turkey abandoned us and after that we went into collapse. He is responsible for this." <s>Also, stop being mad at me for funding the PKK. The Kurds deserve self-determination, trust me.</s>

*[[File:Liberal Democracy.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal Democracy]] - Weak system that deceives the masses. The Third International Theory applied to Libya under my leadership represented true democracy.

*[[File:Parti.png]] [[Particracy]] - Political parties are stupid and unnecessary hence why I banned them all.

===Militant Groups supported and financed by Muammar Gaddafi===

*[[File:Cball-Philippines.png]] [[W:Moro Islamic Liberation Front|Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)]]

*[[File:Cball-Peru.png]] [[W:Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement|Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement]]

*[[File:Cball-SierraLeone.png]] [[w:Revolutionary United Front|Revolutionary United Front]]

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