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57317b49a5e9cc1400cdbfb8 | Along with the United States, what country did Gaddafi believe to be imperialist? | Soviet Union | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn June 1973, Gaddafi created a political ideology as a basis for the Popular Revolution. Third International Theory considered the U.S. and the Soviet Union as imperialist, thus rejected Western capitalism as well as Eastern bloc communism's atheism. In this respect it was similar to the Three ... |
57317b49a5e9cc1400cdbfb9 | What economic philosophy was associated with the West? | capitalism | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn June 1973, Gaddafi created a political ideology as a basis for the Popular Revolution. Third International Theory considered the U.S. and the Soviet Union as imperialist, thus rejected Western capitalism as well as Eastern bloc communism's atheism. In this respect it was similar to the Three ... |
57317bc6e6313a140071cf98 | Gaddafi's written work on Third International Theory consisted of how many volumes? | three | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi summarized Third International Theory in three short volumes published between 1975 and 1979, collectively known as The Green Book. Volume one was devoted to the issue of democracy, outlining the flaws of representative systems in favour of direct, participatory GPCs. The second dealt wi... |
57317bc6e6313a140071cf99 | When was the last volume of Gaddafi's work on Third International Theory published? | 1979 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi summarized Third International Theory in three short volumes published between 1975 and 1979, collectively known as The Green Book. Volume one was devoted to the issue of democracy, outlining the flaws of representative systems in favour of direct, participatory GPCs. The second dealt wi... |
57317bc6e6313a140071cf9a | What was the title given to Gaddafi's Third International Theory writings? | The Green Book | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi summarized Third International Theory in three short volumes published between 1975 and 1979, collectively known as The Green Book. Volume one was devoted to the issue of democracy, outlining the flaws of representative systems in favour of direct, participatory GPCs. The second dealt wi... |
57317bc6e6313a140071cf9b | What volume of The Green Book discussed democracy? | one | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi summarized Third International Theory in three short volumes published between 1975 and 1979, collectively known as The Green Book. Volume one was devoted to the issue of democracy, outlining the flaws of representative systems in favour of direct, participatory GPCs. The second dealt wi... |
57317bc6e6313a140071cf9c | What political philosophy was discussed in the second volume of The Green Book? | socialism | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi summarized Third International Theory in three short volumes published between 1975 and 1979, collectively known as The Green Book. Volume one was devoted to the issue of democracy, outlining the flaws of representative systems in favour of direct, participatory GPCs. The second dealt wi... |
57317c2b497a881900248f7b | In what year was the Office for the Security of the Revolution founded? | 1975 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn September 1975, Gaddafi purged the army, arresting around 200 senior officers, and in October he founded the clandestine Office for the Security of the Revolution. In 1976, student demonstrations broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, and were attacked by police and Gaddafist students. The RCC re... |
57317c2b497a881900248f7c | In what year did student protests occur in Benghazi? | 1976 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn September 1975, Gaddafi purged the army, arresting around 200 senior officers, and in October he founded the clandestine Office for the Security of the Revolution. In 1976, student demonstrations broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, and were attacked by police and Gaddafist students. The RCC re... |
57317c2b497a881900248f7d | How many senior officers were expelled fro the army in 1975? | 200 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn September 1975, Gaddafi purged the army, arresting around 200 senior officers, and in October he founded the clandestine Office for the Security of the Revolution. In 1976, student demonstrations broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, and were attacked by police and Gaddafist students. The RCC re... |
57317c2b497a881900248f7e | How many students were executed in January of 1977? | two | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn September 1975, Gaddafi purged the army, arresting around 200 senior officers, and in October he founded the clandestine Office for the Security of the Revolution. In 1976, student demonstrations broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, and were attacked by police and Gaddafist students. The RCC re... |
57317c2b497a881900248f7f | Who criticized the political execution of students and military officers that occurred in January 1977? | Amnesty International | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn September 1975, Gaddafi purged the army, arresting around 200 senior officers, and in October he founded the clandestine Office for the Security of the Revolution. In 1976, student demonstrations broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, and were attacked by police and Gaddafist students. The RCC re... |
57317cc7a5e9cc1400cdbfc9 | Whose rise to the presidency of Egypt led to the decline in relations between Egypt and Libya? | Sadat | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nFollowing Anwar Sadat's ascension to the Egyptian presidency, Libya's relations with Egypt deteriorated. Sadat was perturbed by Gaddafi's unpredictability and insistence that Egypt required a cultural revolution. In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which h... |
57317cc7a5e9cc1400cdbfca | What nation's military destroyed Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114? | Israeli | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nFollowing Anwar Sadat's ascension to the Egyptian presidency, Libya's relations with Egypt deteriorated. Sadat was perturbed by Gaddafi's unpredictability and insistence that Egypt required a cultural revolution. In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which h... |
57317cc7a5e9cc1400cdbfcb | Why did Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 accidentally fly into Israel's airspace? | sandstorm | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nFollowing Anwar Sadat's ascension to the Egyptian presidency, Libya's relations with Egypt deteriorated. Sadat was perturbed by Gaddafi's unpredictability and insistence that Egypt required a cultural revolution. In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which h... |
57317cc7a5e9cc1400cdbfcc | What city was the destination of RMS Queen Elizabeth 2? | Haifa | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nFollowing Anwar Sadat's ascension to the Egyptian presidency, Libya's relations with Egypt deteriorated. Sadat was perturbed by Gaddafi's unpredictability and insistence that Egypt required a cultural revolution. In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which h... |
57317cc7a5e9cc1400cdbfcd | Jews from what nation chartered the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2? | American | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nFollowing Anwar Sadat's ascension to the Egyptian presidency, Libya's relations with Egypt deteriorated. Sadat was perturbed by Gaddafi's unpredictability and insistence that Egypt required a cultural revolution. In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which h... |
57317d77e6313a140071cfac | Who was allied with Egypt during the Yom Kippur War? | Syria | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi was later infuriated when Egypt and Syria planned the Yom Kippur War against Israel without consulting him, and was angered when Egypt conceded to peace talks rather than continuing the war. Gaddafi become openly hostile to Egypt's leader, calling for Sadat's overthrow, and when Sudanese... |
57317d77e6313a140071cfad | Who was the president of Sudan in 1975? | Gaafar Nimeiry | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi was later infuriated when Egypt and Syria planned the Yom Kippur War against Israel without consulting him, and was angered when Egypt conceded to peace talks rather than continuing the war. Gaddafi become openly hostile to Egypt's leader, calling for Sadat's overthrow, and when Sudanese... |
57317d77e6313a140071cfae | What revolutionary group sought to overthrow the president of Sudan? | Sudan People's Liberation Army | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi was later infuriated when Egypt and Syria planned the Yom Kippur War against Israel without consulting him, and was angered when Egypt conceded to peace talks rather than continuing the war. Gaddafi become openly hostile to Egypt's leader, calling for Sadat's overthrow, and when Sudanese... |
57317d77e6313a140071cfaf | Prior to the Libyan invasion, what country was the Aouzou Strip a part of? | Chad | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi was later infuriated when Egypt and Syria planned the Yom Kippur War against Israel without consulting him, and was angered when Egypt conceded to peace talks rather than continuing the war. Gaddafi become openly hostile to Egypt's leader, calling for Sadat's overthrow, and when Sudanese... |
57317d77e6313a140071cfb0 | What element did the Aouzou Strip possess a great deal of? | uranium | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi was later infuriated when Egypt and Syria planned the Yom Kippur War against Israel without consulting him, and was angered when Egypt conceded to peace talks rather than continuing the war. Gaddafi become openly hostile to Egypt's leader, calling for Sadat's overthrow, and when Sudanese... |
57317e0505b4da19006bd1e8 | What country formed a political union with Libya in 1974? | Tunisia | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi sought to develop closer links in the Maghreb; in January 1974 Libya and Tunisia announced a political union, the Arab Islamic Republic. Although advocated by Gaddafi and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, the move was deeply unpopular in Tunisia and soon abandoned. Retaliating, Gaddafi... |
57317e0505b4da19006bd1e9 | What was the name of the abortive political union between Tunisia and Libya in 1974? | Arab Islamic Republic | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi sought to develop closer links in the Maghreb; in January 1974 Libya and Tunisia announced a political union, the Arab Islamic Republic. Although advocated by Gaddafi and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, the move was deeply unpopular in Tunisia and soon abandoned. Retaliating, Gaddafi... |
57317e0505b4da19006bd1ea | Who was the president of Tunisia in 1974? | Habib Bourguiba | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi sought to develop closer links in the Maghreb; in January 1974 Libya and Tunisia announced a political union, the Arab Islamic Republic. Although advocated by Gaddafi and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, the move was deeply unpopular in Tunisia and soon abandoned. Retaliating, Gaddafi... |
57317e0505b4da19006bd1eb | With what country did Libya conclude the Hassi Messaoud defense agreement? | Algeria | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi sought to develop closer links in the Maghreb; in January 1974 Libya and Tunisia announced a political union, the Arab Islamic Republic. Although advocated by Gaddafi and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, the move was deeply unpopular in Tunisia and soon abandoned. Retaliating, Gaddafi... |
57317e0505b4da19006bd1ec | Against what government was the Hassi Messaoud defense agreement directed against? | Moroccan | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nGaddafi sought to develop closer links in the Maghreb; in January 1974 Libya and Tunisia announced a political union, the Arab Islamic Republic. Although advocated by Gaddafi and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, the move was deeply unpopular in Tunisia and soon abandoned. Retaliating, Gaddafi... |
57317eb2e6313a140071cfc0 | What was the name of the state founded in Libya on March 2, 1977? | Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1977 the General People's Congress adopted the \"Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority\" at Gaddafi's behest. Dissolving the Libyan Arab Republic, it was replaced by the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية ال... |
57317eb2e6313a140071cfc1 | How many Basic People's Congresses existed in the Jamahiriya? | 187 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1977 the General People's Congress adopted the \"Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority\" at Gaddafi's behest. Dissolving the Libyan Arab Republic, it was replaced by the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية ال... |
57317eb2e6313a140071cfc2 | What body did the members elected by the Basic People's Congresses attend? | General People's Congress | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1977 the General People's Congress adopted the \"Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority\" at Gaddafi's behest. Dissolving the Libyan Arab Republic, it was replaced by the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية ال... |
57317eb2e6313a140071cfc3 | How often did the General People's Congress occur? | annual | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1977 the General People's Congress adopted the \"Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority\" at Gaddafi's behest. Dissolving the Libyan Arab Republic, it was replaced by the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية ال... |
57317eb2e6313a140071cfc4 | What was the official name of Libya prior to the establishment of the Jamahiriya? | Libyan Arab Republic | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1977 the General People's Congress adopted the \"Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority\" at Gaddafi's behest. Dissolving the Libyan Arab Republic, it was replaced by the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية ال... |
57317f53a5e9cc1400cdbfd3 | What was the GPC accused of being vis-à-vis Gaddafi? | a rubber stamp | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nDebate remained limited, and major decisions regarding the economy and defence were avoided or dealt with cursorily; the GPC largely remained \"a rubber stamp\" for Gaddafi's policies. On rare occasions, the GPC opposed Gaddafi's suggestions, sometimes successfully; notably, when Gaddafi called ... |
57317f53a5e9cc1400cdbfd4 | What policy did Gaddafi propose that the GPC was against? | primary schools to be abolished | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nDebate remained limited, and major decisions regarding the economy and defence were avoided or dealt with cursorily; the GPC largely remained \"a rubber stamp\" for Gaddafi's policies. On rare occasions, the GPC opposed Gaddafi's suggestions, sometimes successfully; notably, when Gaddafi called ... |
57317f53a5e9cc1400cdbfd5 | What type of education did Gaddafi prefer to primary schools? | home schooling | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nDebate remained limited, and major decisions regarding the economy and defence were avoided or dealt with cursorily; the GPC largely remained \"a rubber stamp\" for Gaddafi's policies. On rare occasions, the GPC opposed Gaddafi's suggestions, sometimes successfully; notably, when Gaddafi called ... |
57317f53a5e9cc1400cdbfd6 | What was a policy that Gaddafi instituted without support from the GPC? | allow women into the armed forces | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nDebate remained limited, and major decisions regarding the economy and defence were avoided or dealt with cursorily; the GPC largely remained \"a rubber stamp\" for Gaddafi's policies. On rare occasions, the GPC opposed Gaddafi's suggestions, sometimes successfully; notably, when Gaddafi called ... |
57317ff2a5e9cc1400cdbfdb | What book did the Jamahiriya look to for legal advice? | Qur'an | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nWith preceding legal institutions abolished, Gaddafi envisioned the Jamahiriya as following the Qur'an for legal guidance, adopting sharia law; he proclaimed \"man-made\" laws unnatural and dictatorial, only permitting Allah's law. Within a year he was backtracking, announcing that sharia was in... |
57317ff2a5e9cc1400cdbfdc | What tenet of sharia did Gaddafi believe was incompatible with socialism? | protection of private property | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nWith preceding legal institutions abolished, Gaddafi envisioned the Jamahiriya as following the Qur'an for legal guidance, adopting sharia law; he proclaimed \"man-made\" laws unnatural and dictatorial, only permitting Allah's law. Within a year he was backtracking, announcing that sharia was in... |
57317ff2a5e9cc1400cdbfdd | What relationship led the Soviets to invite Gaddafi to Moscow? | commercial | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nWith preceding legal institutions abolished, Gaddafi envisioned the Jamahiriya as following the Qur'an for legal guidance, adopting sharia law; he proclaimed \"man-made\" laws unnatural and dictatorial, only permitting Allah's law. Within a year he was backtracking, announcing that sharia was in... |
57317ff2a5e9cc1400cdbfde | What did conservative Muslim clerics accuse Gaddafi of? | shirk | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nWith preceding legal institutions abolished, Gaddafi envisioned the Jamahiriya as following the Qur'an for legal guidance, adopting sharia law; he proclaimed \"man-made\" laws unnatural and dictatorial, only permitting Allah's law. Within a year he was backtracking, announcing that sharia was in... |
57317ff2a5e9cc1400cdbfdf | Who won a border war with Libya? | Egypt | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nWith preceding legal institutions abolished, Gaddafi envisioned the Jamahiriya as following the Qur'an for legal guidance, adopting sharia law; he proclaimed \"man-made\" laws unnatural and dictatorial, only permitting Allah's law. Within a year he was backtracking, announcing that sharia was in... |
573180a5e6313a140071cfd2 | In what year did Gaddafi resign from his position in the GPC? | 1978 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn December 1978, Gaddafi stepped down as Secretary-General of the GPC, announcing his new focus on revolutionary rather than governmental activities; this was part of his new emphasis on separating the apparatus of the revolution from the government. Although no longer in a formal governmental ... |
573180a5e6313a140071cfd3 | Prior to his resignation, what office did Gaddafi occupy in the GPC? | Secretary-General | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn December 1978, Gaddafi stepped down as Secretary-General of the GPC, announcing his new focus on revolutionary rather than governmental activities; this was part of his new emphasis on separating the apparatus of the revolution from the government. Although no longer in a formal governmental ... |
573180a5e6313a140071cfd4 | After Gaddafi stepped down from the GPC, what title did he take? | Leader of the Revolution | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn December 1978, Gaddafi stepped down as Secretary-General of the GPC, announcing his new focus on revolutionary rather than governmental activities; this was part of his new emphasis on separating the apparatus of the revolution from the government. Although no longer in a formal governmental ... |
573180a5e6313a140071cfd5 | What authority did Gaddafi have over the Libyan armed forces? | commander-in-chief | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn December 1978, Gaddafi stepped down as Secretary-General of the GPC, announcing his new focus on revolutionary rather than governmental activities; this was part of his new emphasis on separating the apparatus of the revolution from the government. Although no longer in a formal governmental ... |
57318193497a881900248f99 | In September of 1978, what bureaucracy did Gaddafi speak out against? | public sector | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nLibya began to turn towards socialism. In March 1978, the government issued guidelines for housing redistribution, attempting to ensure the population that every adult Libyan owned his own home and that nobody was enslaved to paying their rent. Most families were banned from owning more than one... |
57318193497a881900248f9a | What "dictatorship" did Gaddafi attack in September of 1978? | private sector | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nLibya began to turn towards socialism. In March 1978, the government issued guidelines for housing redistribution, attempting to ensure the population that every adult Libyan owned his own home and that nobody was enslaved to paying their rent. Most families were banned from owning more than one... |
57318193497a881900248f9b | After People's Committees expropriated companies, what did they turn them into? | worker cooperatives | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nLibya began to turn towards socialism. In March 1978, the government issued guidelines for housing redistribution, attempting to ensure the population that every adult Libyan owned his own home and that nobody was enslaved to paying their rent. Most families were banned from owning more than one... |
57318193497a881900248f9c | How many companies were taken over by People's Committees? | several hundred | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nLibya began to turn towards socialism. In March 1978, the government issued guidelines for housing redistribution, attempting to ensure the population that every adult Libyan owned his own home and that nobody was enslaved to paying their rent. Most families were banned from owning more than one... |
573181fd05b4da19006bd1fc | On what date did the GPC separate the revolution from the government? | 2 March 1979, | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1979, the GPC announced the separation of government and revolution, the latter being represented by new Revolutionary Committees, who operated in tandem with the People's Committees in schools, universities, unions, the police force and the military. Dominated by revolutionary zealot... |
573181fd05b4da19006bd1fd | Who was the leader of the Revolutionary Committees? | Mohammad Maghgoub | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1979, the GPC announced the separation of government and revolution, the latter being represented by new Revolutionary Committees, who operated in tandem with the People's Committees in schools, universities, unions, the police force and the military. Dominated by revolutionary zealot... |
573181fd05b4da19006bd1fe | What was the English name of the magazine published by the Revolutionary Committees? | The Green March | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1979, the GPC announced the separation of government and revolution, the latter being represented by new Revolutionary Committees, who operated in tandem with the People's Committees in schools, universities, unions, the police force and the military. Dominated by revolutionary zealot... |
573181fd05b4da19006bd1ff | How often was al-Zahf al-Akhdar published? | weekly | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1979, the GPC announced the separation of government and revolution, the latter being represented by new Revolutionary Committees, who operated in tandem with the People's Committees in schools, universities, unions, the police force and the military. Dominated by revolutionary zealot... |
573181fd05b4da19006bd200 | What bodies represented the revolution after the separation of government and revolution? | Revolutionary Committees | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nOn 2 March 1979, the GPC announced the separation of government and revolution, the latter being represented by new Revolutionary Committees, who operated in tandem with the People's Committees in schools, universities, unions, the police force and the military. Dominated by revolutionary zealot... |
5731826ca5e9cc1400cdbff9 | Where did land redistribution begin in 1979? | Jefara plain | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the committees began the redistribution of land in the Jefara plain, continuing through 1981. In May 1980, measures to redistribute and equalize wealth were implemented; anyone with over 1000 dinar in his bank account saw that extra money expropriated. The following year, the GPC announ... |
5731826ca5e9cc1400cdbffa | When did the Jefara plain land redistribution end? | 1981 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the committees began the redistribution of land in the Jefara plain, continuing through 1981. In May 1980, measures to redistribute and equalize wealth were implemented; anyone with over 1000 dinar in his bank account saw that extra money expropriated. The following year, the GPC announ... |
5731826ca5e9cc1400cdbffb | What was the maximum amount of money a person could have in their bank account without having it expropriated in 1980? | 1000 dinar | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the committees began the redistribution of land in the Jefara plain, continuing through 1981. In May 1980, measures to redistribute and equalize wealth were implemented; anyone with over 1000 dinar in his bank account saw that extra money expropriated. The following year, the GPC announ... |
5731826ca5e9cc1400cdbffc | As a result of the 1981 laws putting the government in control of commerce, what began to thrive? | black market | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the committees began the redistribution of land in the Jefara plain, continuing through 1981. In May 1980, measures to redistribute and equalize wealth were implemented; anyone with over 1000 dinar in his bank account saw that extra money expropriated. The following year, the GPC announ... |
5731826ca5e9cc1400cdbffd | What took the place of private businesses in 1981? | state supermarkets | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the committees began the redistribution of land in the Jefara plain, continuing through 1981. In May 1980, measures to redistribute and equalize wealth were implemented; anyone with over 1000 dinar in his bank account saw that extra money expropriated. The following year, the GPC announ... |
573182e9e6313a140071cfee | What tribe did Gaddafi belong to? | Qaddadfa | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe Jamahiriya's radical direction earned the government many enemies. In February 1978, Gaddafi discovered that his head of military intelligence was plotting to kill him, and began to increasingly entrust security to his Qaddadfa tribe. Many who had seen their wealth and property confiscated t... |
573182e9e6313a140071cfef | What Libyan government official allegedly plotted to kill Gaddafi in 1978? | head of military intelligence | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe Jamahiriya's radical direction earned the government many enemies. In February 1978, Gaddafi discovered that his head of military intelligence was plotting to kill him, and began to increasingly entrust security to his Qaddadfa tribe. Many who had seen their wealth and property confiscated t... |
573182e9e6313a140071cff0 | In 1981, what Libyan opposition group was founded? | National Front for the Salvation of Libya | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe Jamahiriya's radical direction earned the government many enemies. In February 1978, Gaddafi discovered that his head of military intelligence was plotting to kill him, and began to increasingly entrust security to his Qaddadfa tribe. Many who had seen their wealth and property confiscated t... |
573182e9e6313a140071cff1 | Who founded the NFSL? | Mohammed Magariaf | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe Jamahiriya's radical direction earned the government many enemies. In February 1978, Gaddafi discovered that his head of military intelligence was plotting to kill him, and began to increasingly entrust security to his Qaddadfa tribe. Many who had seen their wealth and property confiscated t... |
573182e9e6313a140071cff2 | What group notably murdered Libyan diplomats? | al-Borkan, | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe Jamahiriya's radical direction earned the government many enemies. In February 1978, Gaddafi discovered that his head of military intelligence was plotting to kill him, and began to increasingly entrust security to his Qaddadfa tribe. Many who had seen their wealth and property confiscated t... |
5731838705b4da19006bd210 | What list did the United States add Libya to in 1979? | State Sponsors of Terrorism | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the U.S. placed Libya on its list of \"State Sponsors of Terrorism\", while at the end of the year a demonstration torched the U.S. embassy in Tripoli in solidarity with the perpetrators of the Iran hostage crisis. The following year, Libyan fighters began intercepting U.S. fighter jets... |
5731838705b4da19006bd211 | In what Libyan city was the United States embassy burned in 1979? | Tripoli | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the U.S. placed Libya on its list of \"State Sponsors of Terrorism\", while at the end of the year a demonstration torched the U.S. embassy in Tripoli in solidarity with the perpetrators of the Iran hostage crisis. The following year, Libyan fighters began intercepting U.S. fighter jets... |
5731838705b4da19006bd212 | What event prompted the burning of the US embassy in Libya? | Iran hostage crisis | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the U.S. placed Libya on its list of \"State Sponsors of Terrorism\", while at the end of the year a demonstration torched the U.S. embassy in Tripoli in solidarity with the perpetrators of the Iran hostage crisis. The following year, Libyan fighters began intercepting U.S. fighter jets... |
5731838705b4da19006bd213 | How much money did Syria owe to the Soviets as of 1980? | £1 billion | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the U.S. placed Libya on its list of \"State Sponsors of Terrorism\", while at the end of the year a demonstration torched the U.S. embassy in Tripoli in solidarity with the perpetrators of the Iran hostage crisis. The following year, Libyan fighters began intercepting U.S. fighter jets... |
5731838705b4da19006bd214 | What country's military was attacking Uganda in 1979? | Tanzanian | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1979, the U.S. placed Libya on its list of \"State Sponsors of Terrorism\", while at the end of the year a demonstration torched the U.S. embassy in Tripoli in solidarity with the perpetrators of the Iran hostage crisis. The following year, Libyan fighters began intercepting U.S. fighter jets... |
573183df05b4da19006bd21a | How much money did Libya earn from oil in 1986? | $5.4 billion | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe early and mid-1980s saw economic trouble for Libya; from 1982 to 1986, the country's annual oil revenues dropped from $21 billion to $5.4 billion. Focusing on irrigation projects, 1983 saw construction start on \"Gaddafi's Pet Project\", the Great Man-Made River; although designed to be fini... |
573183df05b4da19006bd21b | What was another name for the Great Man-Made River? | Gaddafi's Pet Project | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe early and mid-1980s saw economic trouble for Libya; from 1982 to 1986, the country's annual oil revenues dropped from $21 billion to $5.4 billion. Focusing on irrigation projects, 1983 saw construction start on \"Gaddafi's Pet Project\", the Great Man-Made River; although designed to be fini... |
573183df05b4da19006bd21c | In what country did FROLINAT operate? | Chad | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe early and mid-1980s saw economic trouble for Libya; from 1982 to 1986, the country's annual oil revenues dropped from $21 billion to $5.4 billion. Focusing on irrigation projects, 1983 saw construction start on \"Gaddafi's Pet Project\", the Great Man-Made River; although designed to be fini... |
573183df05b4da19006bd21d | In what year did the Libyan military pull out of Chad at the behest of the OAU? | 1981 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe early and mid-1980s saw economic trouble for Libya; from 1982 to 1986, the country's annual oil revenues dropped from $21 billion to $5.4 billion. Focusing on irrigation projects, 1983 saw construction start on \"Gaddafi's Pet Project\", the Great Man-Made River; although designed to be fini... |
573183df05b4da19006bd21e | Who was the ruler of Morocco in 1984? | Hassan II | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe early and mid-1980s saw economic trouble for Libya; from 1982 to 1986, the country's annual oil revenues dropped from $21 billion to $5.4 billion. Focusing on irrigation projects, 1983 saw construction start on \"Gaddafi's Pet Project\", the Great Man-Made River; although designed to be fini... |
57318491e6313a140071d002 | In what years did Gaddafi visit the Soviet Union? | 1981 and 1985 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1981, the new US President Ronald Reagan pursued a hard line approach to Libya, erroneously considering it a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. In turn, Gaddafi played up his commercial relationship with the Soviets, visiting Moscow again in April 1981 and 1985, and threatening to join the Wa... |
57318491e6313a140071d003 | What did Reagan wrongly believe Libya to be? | a puppet regime of the Soviet Union | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1981, the new US President Ronald Reagan pursued a hard line approach to Libya, erroneously considering it a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. In turn, Gaddafi played up his commercial relationship with the Soviets, visiting Moscow again in April 1981 and 1985, and threatening to join the Wa... |
57318491e6313a140071d004 | As a result of American hostility, what military alliance did Libya say it would join? | Warsaw Pact | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1981, the new US President Ronald Reagan pursued a hard line approach to Libya, erroneously considering it a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. In turn, Gaddafi played up his commercial relationship with the Soviets, visiting Moscow again in April 1981 and 1985, and threatening to join the Wa... |
57318491e6313a140071d005 | What Libyan aircraft were shot down by the United States in 1981? | Su-22 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1981, the new US President Ronald Reagan pursued a hard line approach to Libya, erroneously considering it a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. In turn, Gaddafi played up his commercial relationship with the Soviets, visiting Moscow again in April 1981 and 1985, and threatening to join the Wa... |
57318491e6313a140071d006 | What was the occupation of Yvonne Fletcher? | policewoman | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1981, the new US President Ronald Reagan pursued a hard line approach to Libya, erroneously considering it a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. In turn, Gaddafi played up his commercial relationship with the Soviets, visiting Moscow again in April 1981 and 1985, and threatening to join the Wa... |
57318515a5e9cc1400cdc015 | About how many Libyans died in Operation El Dorado Canyon? | 100 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nAfter the U.S. accused Libya of orchestrating the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing, in which two American soldiers died, Reagan decided to retaliate militarily. The Central Intelligence Agency were critical of the move, believing that Syria were a greater threat and that an attack would strengthe... |
57318515a5e9cc1400cdc016 | What terrorist attack did the United States claim Libya supported? | 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nAfter the U.S. accused Libya of orchestrating the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing, in which two American soldiers died, Reagan decided to retaliate militarily. The Central Intelligence Agency were critical of the move, believing that Syria were a greater threat and that an attack would strengthe... |
57318515a5e9cc1400cdc017 | How many Americans died in the Berlin disco bombing of 1986? | two | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nAfter the U.S. accused Libya of orchestrating the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing, in which two American soldiers died, Reagan decided to retaliate militarily. The Central Intelligence Agency were critical of the move, believing that Syria were a greater threat and that an attack would strengthe... |
57318515a5e9cc1400cdc018 | What country did the CIA believe Reagan should attack instead of Libya? | Syria | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nAfter the U.S. accused Libya of orchestrating the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing, in which two American soldiers died, Reagan decided to retaliate militarily. The Central Intelligence Agency were critical of the move, believing that Syria were a greater threat and that an attack would strengthe... |
57318515a5e9cc1400cdc019 | What was the name of Gaddafi's daughter who may not have existed? | Hanna | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nAfter the U.S. accused Libya of orchestrating the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing, in which two American soldiers died, Reagan decided to retaliate militarily. The Central Intelligence Agency were critical of the move, believing that Syria were a greater threat and that an attack would strengthe... |
57318587e6313a140071d016 | In what year did the "Revolution within a Revolution" begin? | 1987 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe late 1980s saw a series of liberalising economic reforms within Libya designed to cope with the decline in oil revenues. In May 1987, Gaddafi announced the start of the \"Revolution within a Revolution\", which began with reforms to industry and agriculture and saw the re-opening of small bu... |
57318587e6313a140071d017 | In what year was the Ministry for Mass Mobilization and Revolutionary Leadership created? | 1988 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe late 1980s saw a series of liberalising economic reforms within Libya designed to cope with the decline in oil revenues. In May 1987, Gaddafi announced the start of the \"Revolution within a Revolution\", which began with reforms to industry and agriculture and saw the re-opening of small bu... |
57318587e6313a140071d018 | How many articles were contained in the Great Green Charter on Human Rights in the Era of the Masses? | 27 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe late 1980s saw a series of liberalising economic reforms within Libya designed to cope with the decline in oil revenues. In May 1987, Gaddafi announced the start of the \"Revolution within a Revolution\", which began with reforms to industry and agriculture and saw the re-opening of small bu... |
57318587e6313a140071d019 | Who won the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights in 1989? | Nelson Mandela | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe late 1980s saw a series of liberalising economic reforms within Libya designed to cope with the decline in oil revenues. In May 1987, Gaddafi announced the start of the \"Revolution within a Revolution\", which began with reforms to industry and agriculture and saw the re-opening of small bu... |
57318587e6313a140071d01a | What was Mandela's nationality? | South African | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nThe late 1980s saw a series of liberalising economic reforms within Libya designed to cope with the decline in oil revenues. In May 1987, Gaddafi announced the start of the \"Revolution within a Revolution\", which began with reforms to industry and agriculture and saw the re-opening of small bu... |
5731860d05b4da19006bd22c | What bodies were intended to be replaced by the popular militia created in 1988? | army and police | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn the aftermath of the 1986 U.S. attack, the army was purged of perceived disloyal elements, and in 1988, Gaddafi announced the creation of a popular militia to replace the army and police. In 1987, Libya began production of mustard gas at a facility in Rabta, although publicly denying it was s... |
5731860d05b4da19006bd22d | What chemical weapon did Libya start making in 1987? | mustard gas | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn the aftermath of the 1986 U.S. attack, the army was purged of perceived disloyal elements, and in 1988, Gaddafi announced the creation of a popular militia to replace the army and police. In 1987, Libya began production of mustard gas at a facility in Rabta, although publicly denying it was s... |
5731860d05b4da19006bd22e | Where did Libya manufacture mustard gas? | Rabta | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn the aftermath of the 1986 U.S. attack, the army was purged of perceived disloyal elements, and in 1988, Gaddafi announced the creation of a popular militia to replace the army and police. In 1987, Libya began production of mustard gas at a facility in Rabta, although publicly denying it was s... |
5731860d05b4da19006bd22f | Where did an abortive coup occur in 1993? | Misrata | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn the aftermath of the 1986 U.S. attack, the army was purged of perceived disloyal elements, and in 1988, Gaddafi announced the creation of a popular militia to replace the army and police. In 1987, Libya began production of mustard gas at a facility in Rabta, although publicly denying it was s... |
5731860d05b4da19006bd230 | Where did a Muslim insurgency take place in 1995? | Benghazi | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn the aftermath of the 1986 U.S. attack, the army was purged of perceived disloyal elements, and in 1988, Gaddafi announced the creation of a popular militia to replace the army and police. In 1987, Libya began production of mustard gas at a facility in Rabta, although publicly denying it was s... |
5731869a497a881900248fab | Along with Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, who was a founding member of the Arab Maghreb Union? | Mauritania | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1989, Gaddafi was overjoyed by the foundation of the Arab Maghreb Union, uniting Libya in an economic pact with Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, viewing it as beginnings of a new Pan-Arab union. Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisiona... |
5731869a497a881900248fac | How many people not on Pan Am Flight 103 were killed by its destruction? | 11 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1989, Gaddafi was overjoyed by the foundation of the Arab Maghreb Union, uniting Libya in an economic pact with Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, viewing it as beginnings of a new Pan-Arab union. Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisiona... |
5731869a497a881900248fad | Along with Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, who was suspected of the attack on Pan Am Flight 103? | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1989, Gaddafi was overjoyed by the foundation of the Arab Maghreb Union, uniting Libya in an economic pact with Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, viewing it as beginnings of a new Pan-Arab union. Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisiona... |
5731869a497a881900248fae | What 1992 UN Resolution imposed sanctions on Libya for its refusal to hand over the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing suspects? | 748 | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1989, Gaddafi was overjoyed by the foundation of the Arab Maghreb Union, uniting Libya in an economic pact with Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, viewing it as beginnings of a new Pan-Arab union. Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisiona... |
5731869a497a881900248faf | What was the value of the economic losses experienced by Libya as a result of Resolution 748? | $900 million | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nIn 1989, Gaddafi was overjoyed by the foundation of the Arab Maghreb Union, uniting Libya in an economic pact with Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, viewing it as beginnings of a new Pan-Arab union. Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisiona... |
5731870e497a881900248fb5 | What organization did Libya join in 1999? | Community of Sahel-Saharan States | [
"Muammar_Gaddafi\n\nAs the 20th century came to a close, Gaddafi increasingly rejected Arab nationalism, frustrated by the failure of his Pan-Arab ideals; instead he turned to Pan-Africanism, emphasising Libya's African identity. From 1997 to 2000, Libya initiated cooperative agreements or bilateral aid arrangement... |
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