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Gaddafi also sought to increase Libyan influence, especially in states with an

Libya · Religion / Islam. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1979

Muammar Abu Minyar al- Gaddafi1979

Religion / Islam

Gaddafi also sought to increase Libyan influence, especially in states with an Islamic population, by calling for the creation of a Saharan Islamic state and supporting anti-Government forces in sub-Saharan Africa

Names involved

Muammar Abu Minyar al- Gaddafi

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