As a colonel in the Libyan army, Qaddafi deposed King Idris I in a military coup in September 1969.
In the following years, he expropriated Libya’s Jewish and Italian communities and nationalized foreign-owned petroleum assets.
As a colonel in the Libyan army, Qaddafi deposed King Idris I in a military coup in September 1969.
In the following years, he expropriated Libya’s Jewish and Italian communities and nationalized foreign-owned petroleum assets.