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Libya 1969 coup

When Colonel Muammar Gaddafi first took control in Libya in 1969 - few people had heard of him.

He and a group of fellow army officers carried out a coup while the King was out of the country.

Two ordinary Libyans remember that day.

(This programme was first broadcast last year.)

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10 minutes

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Tue 1 Mar 2011 11:50GMT

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