Pictures and billboards of the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi are ubiquitous in Libya.
The Street Art Of Muammar Qaddafi
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Pictures and billboards of the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi are ubiquitous in Libya. This one marks the 40th anniversary of the overthrow of Libya's monarchy in 2009.
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"Oh Muammar, you struggled, and freed the country, and you achieved." (Photo by Carsten ten Brink)
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"Knight of the African Union." Qaddafi spent the 1970s and 1980s embracing pan-Arabism, but was spurned by other Arab states. (Photo by Carsten ten Brink)
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Qaddafi spent the 1990s and 2000s as a proponent of pan-Africanism. Apartment blocks, like these in Tripoli, are often adorned with homages to the leader. (Photo by Quigibo)
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This billboard shows Qaddafi with other African leaders in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, before the start of the Arab League Extraordinary Summit in October 2010.
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"Glory to you, the one who united Africa." Qaddafi is often accused by other African leaders of causing instability in the region. (Photo by Carsten ten Brink)
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Qaddafi has been blamed for sectarian violence in Nigeria, a recent bombing in Uganda during the World Cup, and for pushing a planned "United States of Africa."
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"He is the one that united the African Union." (Photo by Carsten ten Brink)