Leader of the Revolution

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Leader of the Revolution is an honorific political title most famously associated with Muammar Gaddafi’s role as the de facto ruler and ideological figurehead of Libya.

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Leader of the Revolution canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Libyan political title
honorific political title
political office
abolishedWith fall of Gaddafi government in 2011
associatedWith Muammar Gaddafi
continent Africa
country Libya
deFactoHolder Muammar Gaddafi
distinctionFrom ceremonial state offices in Libya
formalHeadOfGovernment false
formalHeadOfState false
function supreme political authority in practice
symbolic leadership of the Libyan revolution
governingDocumentContext Green Book (Muammar Gaddafi)
governmentClaim embodiment of people’s authority
governmentTypeContext Jamahiriya system
ideologyAssociatedWith Arab nationalism
Arab socialism
Islamic socialism
Third International Theory
direct democracy (as claimed in Libyan system)
notableFor association with Muammar Gaddafi’s rule
notableHolder Muammar Gaddafi
originalLanguageName Arabic
politicalCultureContext personality cult of Muammar Gaddafi
politicalSystemContext Libya
surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
powerBasis control of Revolutionary Command Council
control of security apparatus
revolutionary legitimacy
region North Africa
relatedConcept Green Book (Muammar Gaddafi)
Revolutionary Command Council (Libya)
surface form: Revolutionary Command Council of Libya
role de facto ruler of Libya
ideological figurehead of Libya
statusAfter2011 defunct title
succession no formal line of succession
timePeriodContext early 21st century
late 20th century
titleLanguage English
usedInPropaganda yes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jamahiriya system headOfStateTitle Leader of the Revolution
Muammar Gaddafi (loyalist side, political and military leader) title Leader of the Revolution
subject surface form: Muammar Gaddafi