For many Africans, including Ugandans, we took with a pinch of salt the global-western driven narrative and propaganda machine that devilized Colonel Muamar Gaddafi, prior to his murder. Yes, by all means he was not a saint, but his deeds were not all bad.
He did some good and by the look of things in Libya’s post-Gaddafi era, in comparison, his deeds achieved a greater good. For many in Africa Gaddafi is one among Africa’s heroes and who was murdered for his legacy of:
“Gaddafism – an ideology advocating for a strong, united Africa, which prioritized the interests of the indigenous masses over the interests of the foreign corporate bourgeoisie.”
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Col. Gaddafi was perhaps one of the most committed and genuinely active Pan-Africanists. If Africa were to unite, we would have strength in numbers – our negotiation powers with the rest of the world would be strengthened and we would have created a large market that would be attractive for investors.
The positive impacts of Col. Gaddafi’s good deeds undoubtedly are missed by many in Libya and certainly by a significant section of Africans.
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