The leader Moammar Khadafy Over 42 years

He is the "Al-Za'iim", the Leader. Over the past 42 years, Moammar Khadafy lead his country, Libya, since seizing power through a coup in 1969.

The atmosphere of the Daily Mail in the Libyan city of Benghazi east. Residents celebrated the success of the rebel forces broke through the city of Tripoli, Moammar Khadafy last stronghold.

Now, the power light began to fade. He realized that power has limits. Although he vowed to defend the seat of power to the death, although his son, Saif al-Islam, vowed to make Tripoli bloodbath, what does it mean bloodbath if it is the blood of its own people?

As the old saying goes, honores mutant mores, when humans came to power, also transformed his behavior. Thus, the historian Lord Acton in a letter to Mandell Creighton, dated April 1887, wrote, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power to corrupt absolutely" who have power tend to be evil, and if that power so much, then the tendency to evil was deepened.

The worst crime that a leader is when he felt it was more than anyone else, to be superhuman, even semidewa;'m revered, even asking cult. That's what happened to Khadafy.

"I am an international leader, the leader of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa, and international status will allow me I would not degenerate into a lower level," he said in an Arab League summit, in March 2009.

In many writings, described Khadafy ruled with an iron fist since coming to power. The students were forced to learn the political theories, such as those contained in the Green Book. Political parties were banned and those who dare to criticize him imprisoned, tortured and some killed.

The days of his administration over the past four decades resulted in a country that did not have a credible institution and also have no middle class. At the time, the union easily be used as a tool for power. On behalf of the union, he can make anything political, according to his power lust. His administration managed to fool the people to worship and idolatry to the "unity of the sacred and mystical" it.

As the myth can secure the power of the gods, as well as the myth of unity can secure power Khadafy regime. Thus, the original unity is the means to pursue and achieve independence is now a tool to preserve the power that actually handcuff independence.

However, it is now nearing its end. Just like Saddam Hussein, who is often referred to as the "Lion of Babylon", finally unable to even just a roar. Hosni Mubarak, who due to strong power called the "Sphinx of Giza" or "Pharaoh", collapsed as well. Moammar Khadafy, the Leader, must realize also that the time had expired.