Libya Celebrates Liberation

Libya Celebrates the Fall of Gaddafi
Manu Brabo / AP

Misratah, Oct. 23, 2011
The leader of Libya’s transitional government, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, declared Libya liberated on Oct. 23, 2011, leading to outbursts of revelry across the country. Here, girls and women attend a celebration in Freedom Square in Misratah.

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