Qadaffi was a visionary leader who used oil wealth for the benefit of Libya and Africa.
Libya was a paradise, as the USA could have been
He dared to challenge the status quo and was assassinated
Yes, I know this is Farrakhan, but give it an honest listen first
From your video …. And the following information is not from Farrakhan it’s from the video author.
Under Gaddafi,
-Life expectancy increased in Libya. As did the literacy rate. As did gender equality.
-Citizens received free electricity
-Banks provided interest free loans
-Newlyweds in Libya received $50,000.
-Free housing and free apartments were provided to all citizens
-40 loaves of bread cost $.20
- Petrol was extraordinarily cheap around $.14 per liter
-Citizens received a share of oil revenue.
- fewer people in Libya lived below the poverty line compared to those in the Netherlands
-in 1969 Libya was one of Africa's poorest nation. By 2011, Libya lead all of Africa in human development index value.
-Education from the kindergarten to college level was free in Libya. The Libyan government paid for citizens to travel abroad including to the USA for their college education.
-free healthcare
- The government funded folks interested in farming. They paid for their farming equipment.
-The government would give people money until they got a job. To cover their costs of living.
- A family would receive $5000 to support any new children they would have