Libyan leader Gaddafi is killed

2011 — Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi shot dead after capture. And the people are free. They now face a new future, free from 42 years of repression. The bloodied and bulletriddled body of Gaddafi were televised around the world. The National Transitional Council announced that Gaddafi has died in the custody of the revolution, after fighters overran the dictator’s hometown of Sirte, the final bastion.