On this day in the year 2011,
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown
after the National Transitional Council forces took control of his Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli during the Libyan Civil War .
The Libyan strongman had ruled for almost 42 years and is the fifth longest ruling non monarch in history. Since his overthrow, Libya has remained in conflict.
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