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† 20 October 2011 --- Libyan tyrant Colonel Gaddafi was killed today and his bloodied corpse paraded for millions to see on live TV. Muammar Gaddafi — who ruled Libya with an iron fist for nearly 42 years before being driven from power by a long and bloody uprising — has been killed in a gun battle while trying to flee his home town of Sirt. Celebrations erupted across Libya as reports of the dictator's capture and demise spread. "We announce to the world that Gaddafi has been killed at the hands of the revolution," National Transitional Council spokesman Abdel Hafez Ghoga was quoted saying early today Melbourne time. "It is an historic moment. It is the end of tyranny and dictatorship. Gaddafi has met his fate."Libyan state television also reported that Gaddafi had been killed, and a graphic photo apparently showing the despot after being shot was circulated on the internet. Gaddafi's former defence minister, Abu Bakr Yunis, was also reportedly killed in the final battle for control of Sirt. Libyan Prime Minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil was later expected to make a televised address to the national confirming Gaddafi's death. One of the new regimes' top military officials, Khalifa Haftar, confirmed that Sirt, the final bastion of resistance by forces loyal to Gaddafi, had fallen. "Sirt has been liberated, and with the confirmation that Gaddafi is dead Libya has been completely liberated," he told AFP. "Those who were fighting with Gaddafi have either been killed or captured," he said. Huge celebrations broke out in the capital Tripoli on the news, with citizens cruising the streets in their cars, horns blaring and Free Libya flags flying. Ships in the capital's sweeping harbour also sounded their horns. People gathered in the renamed Martyr Square, clapping, waving flags and dancing on the news that so many Libyans had been waiting for. In Sirt, National Transitional Council soldiers fired their weapons in the air in celebration, as their nearly two-month campaign to take the strategic coastal town appeared to have finally come to an end. Retaining absolute authoritarian control over Libyans, imprisoning thousands without charge, using torture and ruthlessly crushing dissent, Gaddafi's erratic and cruel reign appeared beyond challenge. But as popular revolutions in neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt forced out two long-serving dictators, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak, Libyans too sensed their moment had come, and their revolution began on February 17. The western towns of Bhengazi, Ras Lanuf and Brega fell into rebel fighters hands soon after and the battle continued in the country's east, helped by a NATO-imposed no fly zone and aerial bombing campaign. On June 27, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Gaddafi, alleging he had been personally involved in planning and implementing "a policy of widespread and systematic attacks against civilians and dissidents". Despite the fall of Tripoli on August 21, Gaddafi loyalists mounted fierce resistance in several areas, preventing Libya's new leaders from declaring full victory in the eight-month civil war. The victory in Sirt would be expected to start the countdown to elections within months. Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi June 7, 1942 -- October 20, 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the autocratic ruler of Libya, from 1969 when he seized power in a military coup, until 2011 when his government was overthrown by a NATO-backed rebel force in a civil war. His 41-year rule prior to the uprising made him the fourth longest-ruling non-royal leader since 1900, as well as the longest-ruling Arab leader. He has variously styled himself as 'the Brother Leader', 'Guide of the Revolution', and the 'King of Kings' Der langjährige libysche Machthaber Muammar al-Gaddafi ist nach Angaben des Übergangsrates tot. Er soll am Donnerstag bei der Flucht aus Sirte gefangen genommen worden und später seinen schweren Verletzungen erlegen sein. Der ehemalige Diktator sei durch Schussverletzungen ums Leben gekommen. Das bestätigte ein Arzt im Krankenhaus von Misrata, in das der Leichnam von Sirte aus gebracht worden war. Gaddafi sei am Kopf und am Bauch von Schüssen getroffen worden, sagte der Arzt dem Nachrichtensender al-Jazeera.