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February 15, 2021 at 9:00 am By 2011, oil-rich Libya had been governed by Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011) for more than 40 years. His eccentricity masked a cruel dictatorship and the people of Libya refused to be bought off by cuts in basic food prices. They had had enough of purges, nepotism and corruption. What: 2011 Libyan Revolution inspired by the Arab Spring protests across the Middle East Where: Libya What happened? On 15 February 2011, inspired and buoyed by the uprisings in other Arab countries, especially neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia, Libya's popular revolution broke out in Benghazi...

Unneeded Arab Spring: Eyewitness Recalls the Downfall of Once-Wealthy Libya 10 Years Down the Line © AP Photo / Francois Mori Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/africa/202012161081479416-unneeded-arab-spring-gaddafis-wealthy-libya-didnt-require-2011-revolution-eyewitness-believes/ The 2011 Libyan uprising that toppled the country’s longtime ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi devastated the oil-rich nation, believes a Tunisian journalist, who has been covering the conflict extensively. And now a decade down the line, the future still lo...