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Domestic Progress and Colonial Expulsion
- Gaddafi made impressive strides in economic and social development.
- Expelling colonial powers was a popular move, demonstrating self-determination and a break from the past.
Base Agreements and Nationalist Sentiment
- Gaddafi demanded the withdrawal of American and British military bases from Libya, leveraging nationalist sentiment.
- Although the agreements were expiring soon, he expedited the process to boost support for his regime.
Vengeance Day and Italian Expulsion
- Gaddafi expelled 25,000 Italians, remnants of Mussolini's era, declaring it "Vengeance Day".
- He transformed Tripoli's Catholic cathedral into a mosque and later destroyed Mussolini's triumphal arch.