The Rule of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi

Have Tent, Will Travel
Though he possessed enough wealth and power to own dozens of palaces, Gaddafi by many accounts preferred to live in a Bedouin tent pitched near his family home outside of Tripoli. This living arrangement extended to his trips abroad; he pitched his tent during state visits to Rome, Paris and Doha, Qatar, where he met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in March 2009, above. His requests to erect a tent during his visit to the U.S. to address the U.N. General Assembly — first for a spot in Central Park, then for a site near Libya's mission to the U.N. in Englewood, N.J. — were denied.

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