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September 2, 2013	Good article nominee	Listed
May 27, 2017	Peer review	Reviewed

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Section sizes

Section size for Muammar Gaddafi (38 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	16,061	16,061
Early life and early career	33	13,044
Childhood: 1940s to 1950	3,816	3,816
Education and political activism: 1950–1963	5,229	5,229
Military training: 1963–1966	3,966	3,966
Libyan Arab Republic	77	58,269
Coup d'état: 1969	7,079	7,079
Consolidating leadership: 1969–1973	6,419	27,539
Economic and social reform	10,120	10,120
Foreign relations	11,000	11,000
The "Popular Revolution": 1973–1977	3,916	23,574
Third International Theory and The Green Book	9,275	9,275
Foreign relations	10,383	10,383
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	53	84,634
Foundation: 1977	6,455	6,455
Revolutionary Committees and furthering socialism: 1978–1980	15,758	15,758
Conflict with the US and its allies: 1981–1986	18,695	18,695
"Revolution within a Revolution": 1987–1998	12,077	12,077
Pan-Africanism, reconciliation and privatization: 1999–2011	69	31,596
Links with Africa and conflicts in the Arab League	13,032	13,032
Rebuilding links with the West	13,298	13,298
Economic reform	5,197	5,197
Libyan Civil War and assassination	121	21,467
Origins and development: February–August 2011	8,306	8,306
Capture and killing	13,040	13,040
Political ideology	6,311	11,993
Islamic modernism and Islamic socialism	5,682	5,682
Personal life	12,323	12,323
Public life	3,211	3,211
Awards and honours	90	90
Reception and legacy	1,699	5,438
Posthumous assessment	3,739	3,739
See also	353	353
Notes	49	49
References	16	9,119
Citations	29	29
Bibliography	9,074	9,074
External links	5,022	5,022
Total	241,073	241,073

Gaddafi's date of birth cannot be reliably determined due to conflicting sources. A specific birth date should not be used without further consensus. See discussions: <A6>#Gaddafi's date of birth, <A5>#Date of birth