Gaddafi's female bodyguards
Two months after he was driven away from power and into hiding, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has died; thus ending the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom. Colonel Gaddafi said women were not equal to men because they were biologically different, but he nevertheless exhibited them as a symbol of the success of the Libyan revolution. None had a higher profile than his phalanx of female bodyguards, who wore camouflage fatigues, red nail polish and high-heeled sandals, and carried submachine guns.
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Gaddafi's female bodyguardsTwo months after he was driven away from power and into hiding, former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has died; thus ending the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom.
A 'flamboyant' Colonel Gaddafi, frequently pictured with female bodyguards, said women were not equal to men because they were biologically different, but he nevertheless exhibited them as a symbol of the success of the Libyan revolution. None had a higher profile than his phalanx of female bodyguards, who wore camouflage fatigues, red nail polish and high-heeled sandals, and carried submachine guns.
Here's a look at the women who became synonymous with Gaddafi's political reign. -
Gaddafi's female bodyguardsLibyan soldiers, members of the Revolutionary Guard and bodyguards of former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi present arms in a five-hour military parade to mark the 30th anniversary of the Libyan coup d'etat that brought Gaddafi to power. (AFP Photo)
