They also bombed Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988 over Scotland, killing 259 people including 190 Americans, so I don’t exactly consider Gadaffi a sympathetic historical figure.
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That's pretty bad. I'm sure there's a whole rabbit hole there.
My loose understanding is that he was overall liked by his people, and helping lift the country and broader region up, and out of American influence. Prob best I limit my commentary here, as I only know the broadest of strokes of the events. Thanks
He was basically locked in for assassination once he wanted to lead an African Nations currency backed by gold that broke away from the West’s hegemony.
Propaganda runs deep on this one