Muammar Gadaffi: A Brilliant Ruler

Muammar Gadaffi was a brilliant ruler when he had seized power in 1969 he had deemed himself colonel from captain after his role model Gamal Abdel Nasser whose beliefs and philosophy inspired him as a leader and found him very close to the Egyptian president for this reason (Source K). Colonel Nasser response to the western countries in the Suez Canal crisis that took place in 1956 when the western powers were blocked access through the Suez canal due to their previous dominance of it when the western powers in the form of Britain and France attempted to invade Egypt and over throw president Nasser through Israel and gain dominance of the canal so that they can get access to Asia and Africa since they had colonies there as well as their cargo ships that brought oil more conveniently the coup was unsuccessful leading Nasser to close the canal for a year after this had taken place not allowing any foreign ships
through including the Israeli exports and imports that it had been five years prior to the crisis ,Gadaffi had adopted a similar strategy towards the foreign petroleum companies who set prices at their advantage with Libya getting the least out of their dealings and being a key component in their production Gadaffi had them put under immense pressure threatening to cut off all supplies to foreign petroleum companies saying that "people who have lived without oil for 5,000 years can live without it again for a few years in order to attain their legitimate rights" if they refused to renegotiate the previously agreed upon contracts that Libya had signed with them, this lead to the revision of the contracts with the foreign petroleum companies gaining Libya much wealth with many seeing Gadaffi as a hero for the restoration of the country’s wealth from its resources(source G). Gaddafi also assisted the groups that were oppressed in other countries by imperialist rule that took form of resistance groups around the world in terms of financing and military training (Source E).
An example being South Africa during apartheid he assisted the ANC and other revolutionary groups when the USSR could not, to continue the struggle against the oppressors which was the apartheid government at the time that Libya under Gadaffi treated with hostility being made aware of the happenings taking place during the apartheid regime ,not long after having the revolution a success in south Africa by the ANC being the ruling government Nelson Mandela had taken to Libya to thank Gadaffi for his support during the struggle and acknowledging him for being a unselfish man who cared for people in the struggle as he did with the revolutionaries as they had limited support but Gadaffis support was not hidden for their cause and through this Gadaffi had built strong ties around the world as he did with Nelson Mandela the former president of the ANC (source
F).