Colonel Qaddafi, who has ruled Libya with an iron hand for decades, is a stark change from the succession of recent leaders from democratic countries like Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria.

• 以铁腕手段统治利比亚几十年，卡扎菲迥异于之前一系列来自民主国家（坦桑尼亚，加纳和尼日利亚）的领导人。