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Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090520
South African History Online (2012) 'Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090520 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090520, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090520. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Col. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya after a coup d’état, deposing King Idris and exiling him to Egypt.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090520.
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