He officially adopted a symbolic role in governance but remained head of both the military and the Revolutionary Committees responsible for policing and suppressing dissent.
Another key ally was Uganda, and in 1979, Gaddafi sent 2,500 troops into of President from Tanzanian invaders.
He was scheduled to but continued for a total of an hour and a half.
One Million Dollars Gaddafi saw himself as a statesman, a revolutionary and a fashionable trend setter.
Gaddafi also hired several Ukrainian nurses to care for him; one described him as kind and considerate and was surprised that allegations of abuse had been made against him.
He did more good to his people than American presidents have ever done to theirs.