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Jamahiriya
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The so-called jamahiriya system that he set up is designed to give the appearance of a government, with a series of People's Committees and People's Congresses.
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The so-called "jamahiriya" system that he set up is designed to give the appearance of a government, with a series of People's Committees and People's Congresses.
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But soon after, Gadhafi created the jamahiriya system of governance, based on a thin book of political philosophies he authored called The Green Book.
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But soon after, Gadhafi created the jamahiriya system of governance, based on a thin book of political philosophies he authored called The Green Book.
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He even created a weird Arabic neologism for his country, calling it a "jamahiriya," unique among nations.
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Instead, Qadhafi ultimately may have to be succeeded by a combination of leaders, operating a new system of leadership sufficient for the jamahiriya to continue.
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On the contrary, no individual could fully replace Qadhafi, whose role and status is uniquely tied to the 'revolution' that he brought to Libya through the 1969 coup, and the jamahiriya political system (of theoretical direct democracy) that he developed during the 1970s.
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The demise of Qadhafi will not entail the collapse or end of the jamahiriya system, as this has been embedded into Libya's political landscape by more than 30 years of practice.
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The demise of Qadhafi will not entail the collapse or end of the jamahiriya system, as this has been embedded into Libya's political landscape by more than 30 years of practice.
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On the contrary, no individual could fully replace Qadhafi, whose role and status is uniquely tied to the 'revolution' that he brought to Libya through the 1969 coup, and the jamahiriya political system (of theoretical direct democracy) that he developed during the 1970s.
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Wikipedia:
Jamahiriya (Arabic جماهيرية, strict transliteration ǧam�?hīriyya) is an Arabic term generally translated as "state of the masses." The term, a neologism coined by Muammar al-Gaddafi, is intended to be a generic term describing a type of state, like a "republic ruled by the masses."
In practice, the only state to which the term has ever been applied is Libya, of which Gaddafi is the Caid (translated Leader; strict transliteration Q�?ʼid).
December 6, 2008