The Rule of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi

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At home, Gaddafi ruled with an iron hand. He survived assassination attempts and numerous other efforts to overthrow him. Though he spent some of the massive profits he earned from Libya's oil reserves on improvements for the citizenry, the Libyan economy still suffers from low productivity and chronic inefficiency.

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