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Sounds,12 Nov 2025,41 mins,

Colonel Gaddafi Part 8: The Arab Spring

Real Dictators
Contains prolonged violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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By early 2011, Libya is changing. The Arab Spring is underway. A young lawyer from Benghazi organises a protest. Before long, it will become a full-blown rebellion. Colonel Gaddafi, the man who has dominated Libya for four decades, will become a fugitive, soon to meet one of the grisliest ends of any dictator in history.

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