Muammar al-Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi
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Name:	Muammar Muhammad al-Gadaffi (Arabic: مُعَمَّر ٱلْقَذَّافِيّ)
Born:	June 7, 1942 (age 68) Sirt, Italian Libya
Occupation:	Ruler of Libya
Notable For:	His involvement in the Downfall Parody world (along with being the only modern day/Arab leader to be into it, the star of Zenga Zenga
Allies:	Bashar al-Assad, Ali Abdullah Saleh, other Arab leaders
Enemies:	Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, the Western infidels, the Libyan National Transitional Council (also known as the Libyan rebels)
Nicknames	Colonel Gaddafi, Daffy, Gaddafi Duck

“Wha... What was the question?”

―Muammar al-Gaddafi on being interviewed

Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi (born 7 June 1942), commonly referred to as Colonel Gaddafi, has been the leader of Libya since a military coup on 1 September 1969 where he overthrew King Idris of Libya and established the Libyan Arab Republic. His 42 years in power made him one of the longest-serving rulers in history.

Biography

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Gaddafi's government was considered a pariah state by the West, denounced for oppressing internal dissidence, acts of state-sponsored terrorism, assassinations of expatriate opposition leaders, and crass nepotism which amassed a multi-billion dollar fortune for himself and his family. Gaddafi renamed the Libyan Arab Republic to Jamahiriya in 1977, based on his socialist and nationalist political philosophy published in Green Book. In 1979, he relinquished the title of prime minister, and was thereafter called "The Brother Leader" or "The Guide" in Libya's Socialist Revolution, which is very much like Hitler's title as the Führer (the word "führer" in turn literally means "guide" or "leader" in German, although this no longer used in most cases due to negative connotations with the German dictator). Gaddafi was a firm supporter of OAPEC and led a Pan-African campaign for a United States of Africa. After the 1986 Bombing of Libya and the 1993 imposition of United Nations sanctions, Gaddafi established closer economic and security relations with the west, cooperated with investigations into previous Libyan acts of state-sponsored terrorism and paid compensation, and ended his nuclear weapons program, resulting in the lifting of UN sanctions in 2003.

In early February 2011, major political protests, inspired by recent pro-democracy events in Tunisia, Egypt and other parts of the Arab world, broke out in Libya against Gaddafi's government and quickly turned into a general uprising, and finally, a civil war. Gaddafi vowed to "die a martyr" if necessary in his fight against the rebels and external forces.

In the parodies

He has become the subject of parodies. He was either Hitler's enemy, or even a victim to Fegelein's antics. In the process, he has his own meme, Gaddafi rants parodies. In Benad361's parodies he is a frequently featuring character, making arbitrary appearances (through use of his voice or his face inserted with Vegas) to interact with other characters, rant hilariously (often with extensive bufflaxing) and add to the hilarity of the situation.

His son Khamis, his daughter Aisha, and his son Saif have all appeared in Benad361 parodies as moderately significant characters (e.g. his recent: "Hitler versus the Gaddafi's: Part One"). His other son Mu'tasim-Billah and his "answer to Goebbels" Moussa Ibrahim will also feature in future Benad361 parodies.

He is the only other character included in parodies (other than Hitler) to posess what seems to be both a pet and a weapon, the Gaddafi-cobra, which has never been visually seen, but heard hissing and attacking Jodl in the recently-popular parody "Hitler, Stalin and Others are Trapped in a Wooden Box" by Benad361. It is possible this is a Gaddafi-family pet. His other weapon is his "Fist of Mass Destruction" created by Gagislobista.

In non-Downfall Parodies, he is popularized by the song Zenga Zenga, remixed by using his speech and the song "Hey Baby" by Pitbull ft. T-Pain. It was remixed by Israeli Noy Alooshe. It was slightly referred to in "Hitler, Stalin, and Others are Trapped in a Wooden Box".

In the most recent Benad361 parody series, Hitler's murder of Gaddafi sparks a war with Gaddafi-held parts of Libya, and Gaddafi's family, which results in (shown in "Hitler versus the Gaddafi's: Part Two") Gaddafi defeating the reich, occupying the bunker, and replacing some of the bunker crew with his own family members, before being defeated and killed by Gunsche and others.

Trivia

• Along with Fegelein , he is one of the only characters with objects with his name as a prefix (e.g. Gaddafi-Cobra, Gaddafi-Mobile).