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Revolutionary and dictatorPolitics1942–2011

Muammar Gaddafi

Leader of Libya for over four decades after the 1969 coup, Gaddafi established a "Jamahiriya" of theoretical direct democracy under de facto authoritarian control, nationalized oil, funded pan-Africanist and third-worldist movements, and was deposed and killed during the 2011 civil war.

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Closest Spectrum
Third position
Closest Ideology
Eurasianism
Similar Figure
Juan Domingo Perón
Catalog image for Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal45%
    Unitary55%

  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy22.5%
    Autocracy77.5%

  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Security
    Security86.2%
    Liberty13.8%

  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation56.2%
    Multicultural43.8%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force71.2%
    Negotiation28.8%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention36.2%
    Interventionist63.8%

  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public82.5%
    Private17.5%

  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction83.8%
    Markets16.2%

  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism70%
    Free trade30%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular21.2%
    Religious78.8%

  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive23.8%
    Traditionalist76.2%

  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration47.5%
    Ecologist52.5%

What distinguishes Muammar Gaddafi

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 35.0 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyMuammar Gaddafi 23% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Cultural integration

This position is 8.1 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% AssimilationMuammar Gaddafi 56% Assimilation

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.