Gadhafi's four-decade grip on Libya
Middle East, 1969, Libyan leader Colonel Gadhafi (arms folded) is pictured during a trip to the Sudan.Popperfoto/Getty Images
Damascus, Syria. June 29, 1979. Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi is seen during his interview in Damascus Monday.Associated Press/The Associated Press
South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi join hands 22 October in front of Kadhafi's home in Tripoli which was destroyed by US fighters in a raid 15 April 1986.Amr Nabil/AFP
File picture dated April 4, 2000 shows Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi, flanked by a female bodyguard (L), upon his arrival for lunch with other African and European leaders at an European Union-African summit in Cairo.Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi holds a news conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels April 27, 2004.Yves Herman/Reuters
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi smokes a cigarette during the opening session of the 17th League of Arab States' summit in Algiers, Tuesday, March 22, 2005.Amr Nabil/AP
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi reviews French Republican Guards prior to greet French President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.Francois Mori/AP
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi looks on as he delivers a speech at the UNESCO headquarters on the second day of his six-day visit, Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007.Jacky Naegelen/AP
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi talks during a press conference in front of Africa map in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Jan.29, 2008, as he wear a shirt showing African political figures leaders.Abdel Magid Al Fergany/AP
!n this Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 file picture Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi adjusts his scarf as he receives Omani's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, not pictured, up on his arrival in Tripoli, Libya.Abdel Magid Al Fergany/AP
In this Wednesday, June 10, 2009 file picture Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi walks past the honor guard with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, unseen, after landing at Rome's Ciampino airport.Riccardo De Luca/AP
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shows a torn copy of the UN Charter during his address to the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.Richard Drew/AP
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi finishes an address at the 64th General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 23, 2009 in New York City.Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
This image broadcast on Libyan state television Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, shows Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as he addresses the nation in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Gadhafi vowed to fight on against protesters demanding his ouster and die as martyr.Libya State Television/AP
In this video image broadcast on Libyan state television early Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is shown. Gadhafi appeared for less than a minute on state television and made brief remarks to say he was in the capital Tripoli and deny rumors he had to fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country.Libyan State Television/AP