As the Battle for Tripoli reached a climax in mid-August, the Gaddafi family were forced to abandon their fortified compound. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. They would travel with Gaddafi to many destinations. However, of all the women in his life, the ones most prominently, perhaps, featured with him were his much-talked about female bodyguards. Rachele Momi is a graduate in Intelligence & Security Studies at Brunel University and in Middle East Politics at SOAS. Ageing Libyan le Meanwhile, reports have suggested that Gaddafis sons and some of his loyalists have reportedly fled the town of Bani Walid on Saturday after residents raised rebel flags in a show of defiance. Today, he creates a difficult character who, although guilty of countless evil deeds, was the only form of stability Libya had. The Gaddafi bodyguards were an elite women unit of special protection guards who guarded Muammar Gaddafi, the former dictator of Libya, who ruled the country from 1969 until he died in 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's daughter Aisha Gaddafi filed a lawsuit for murder as a war crime following the death of four members of her family including her four month old daughter Mastoura during a NATO air strike on 30 April 2011. [6], Ayesha Gaddafi was appointed as the United Nations Development Program National Goodwill Ambassador for Libya on 24 July 2009, primarily to address the issues of HIV/AIDS, poverty and women's rights in Libya, all of which are culturally sensitive topics in the country. [2] [3] Contents Speaking for the first time to media, she said: There were three permanent bodyguards. A bodyguard named Aisha threw herself on top of Gadhafi to protect him from the Islamic militants. Gaddafi's lawyers filed the petitions in Brussels and Paris in June 2011. [13], In July 2004, she joined the legal defence team of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The nuns were an elite group of female bodyguards whose sole devotion was to Gaddafi, home or abroad. In north Africa, they were admiringly dubbed Haris al-Has - the private guards. MUST READ: Was Gadhafi Sodomized by Rebels after Capture? The government-in-waiting, the National Transitional Council, described the harbouring of the Gaddafis as an aggressive act against the Libyan peoples wish. Mourad Benmehidi, the Algerian permanent representative to the United Nations, later confirmed the details of the statement. Yesterday it was reported that she had given birth within hours of escaping to Algeria with other members of her family. Until recently, she was responsible for the world famous group of female bodyguards who protected Gaddafi, The Express Tribune reports. Many have compared it to an ancient Celtic girls rites of passage. 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During Gaddafis leadership, around 400 women became Revolutionary Nuns. Aisha was set to be Gaddafis favorite Amazonian Guard and apparently threw herself across him to shield him from the bullets. After she escaped Libya she spoke to the press about Muammar Gaddafi, whom she called Daddy and said he never mistreated her expected any sexual favors in return for all her personal shopping trips that he is said to have funded. One was to get them to fearfully agree to join his cabal, probably as revolutionary nuns. The Libyan leader was accompanied by his all-female, 40-strong bodyguard squad, its members dressed in khaki uniforms and red berets. He had three elder sisters. She had been kicked out for repeatedly setting fire to her safe house in Algeria. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? Muammar Gaddafi, the then leader of Libya, formed an all-female group of bodyguards in the early 1980s. So when two of the world's most flamboyant and eccentric politicians - the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi - met yesterday in Rome, women figured large. This group of female bodyguards looked like a beautiful landscape no matter where they were walking. Gaddafi Bodyguards: Quite a few decades ago, men of the world believed that a woman's place is in the kitchen. The uniforms of the Amazonian Guard varied throughout the long years of Gaddafis reign. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, surrounded by his female bodyguards, attends a meeting with female personalities in Paris, December 12, 2007. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Algerian foreign ministry confirm family have arrived. In Europe they were known as the Amazons. The president of Nigeria was forced to intervene. The Huffington Post said the women underwent extensive martial arts and firearms training at a special academy before they were officially inducted. But as we continue to learn about the complicated man, we can do well to separate the pan-Africanist from the person. [11][12] In February 2011 the United Nations stripped Ayesha of her role as a goodwill ambassador. Sergewa is also investigating claims that Gaddafi soldiers systematically raped women during the conflict. She kept telling him not to look at her, Sergewa said. Many made accusations of rape carried out by the highest levels of the Libyan government including Gaddafi and his sons. Most of the women that were part of the Revolutionary Guards were abandoned by their husbands and were disclaimed by their families. Gaddafi trusted and cared for her very much. And those users will be clicking on the website expecting to see what their trusted news. And then you would say however they are trained. After a brief confrontation between the bodyguards and the security guards, the furious Libyan leader was willing to go to the capital on foot. Content created and supplied by: HarryJuma (via Opera According to reports, his bodyguards, in addition to being women, were chosen for being virgins. She is now thought to be in Algeria, Delivery: Aisha Gaddafi, pictured rousing Gaddafi supporters in March, has reportedly had a baby girl in Algeria, Birth: Aisha Gaddafi (left) had a baby girl shortly after arriving in Algeria with other members of her family including brother Hannibal (right). As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The women would be first raped by the dictator and then passed on, like used objects, to one of his sons and eventually to high-ranking officials for more abuse before eventually being let go.. She was the most beautiful of Gaddafi's many female bodyguards and Gaddafi's most trusted female bodyguard. Sporting lipstick and high heels in a country where women wore veils in public, his contingent certainly turned heads. On the other hand, many people close to him said that the Colonel just loved having young women around him. And also don't forget to like and also share. When Gaddafis dictatorship was about to collapse, Gaddafi asked Galina to leave Libya and return to Ukraine to stay away from the war. [24], In April 2021, the EU court ruled on removing Aisha Gaddafi from the European blacklist. The 19-year-old spoke to the Guardian while being held prisoner after being captured by Gaddafi forces. Gaddafi's personal bodyguard, the Amazonian guard, is composed of women who are martial arts experts and highly trained in the use of weapons. It is claimed the dead woman, known as Aisha, threw herself across Gaddafi's body to shield him from the bullets. At their arrival, the security guards of the airport did not want to let them in if armed, causing Gaddafis outrage. After Gaddafi's fall, the captain Disbanded the bodyguard team in time and let them escape separately. On 22 August, Libyan rebels captured her house in the Battle of Tripoli. In today's article however, we are going to look at the lst of photos of all the female bodyguards that Gaddafi had and why the man preferred only female bodyguards to male. When the situation in the country became critical and Gaddafi feared for his future as leader, he suspended the Revolutionary Nuns, and most of them disappeared and went into hiding. The name is Aisha, who was once the captain of Gaddafi's female bodyguard team. No one knows if the details are exactly as the governments propaganda but thats not the point. The women, dubbed Amazonian guards in Europe and Haris al-Has in Africa, were an army of virgins, believed to have taken a vow of chastity and pledged their lives to protect their leader. Being a man who has alot of enemies, he needed honest people in his inner circle in order to be assured of his safety. She trained with the Libyan military, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. During his regime in Libya, Gaddafi became one of the most powerful leaders not only in Africa but in the whole world. Batya founded Reaper Feed to provide unprecedented insight into the lesser-seen sides of human conflict and modern warfare. People used to call her "blonde baby". Luxury lifestyle: Children jump into the swimming pool at Aisha Gaddafi's home inside her father's compound in Tripoli, Tacky: A rebel fighter poses on a golden couch shaped like a mermaid with the face of Aisha Gaddafi inside the family's Tripoli mansion. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayesha_Gaddafi&oldid=1131719144, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 12:17. And his dedicated female followers have prove that that they are prepared to die to protect their leader. Libya by then was one of the few countries in Africa that really enjoyed a good economy. If you are Libyan, or a believer in Gaddafi, you would ask how the Brotherly Leader gets women to be this bold. They also had other duties, such as entertaining him, reading him chapters from the Green Book, and keeping the house tidy. Gaddafi starts a week-long visit, amid signs of possible breakthrough in the Lockerbie dispute. Reported By:| Edited By: |Source: ANI |Updated: Sep 04, 2011, 03:14 PM IST. [6], Gaddafi is also the head of the charity Wa Attassimou, which defended Muntadhar al-Zaidi when he faced charges stemming from the shoe-hurling incident.[14]. Frequently pictured with Gaddafi, in heavy make-up and military fatigues, the dictators female bodyguards have become synonymous with his political reign. [ 1][ 2 . The 35-year-old lawyer, nicknamed the Claudia Schiffer of North Africa because of her bleached blonde hair and European education, had a baby girl after evading rebel forces in her home country. The women who qualify for duty are required to be virgins and must be hand picked by Qaddafi himself.. These family snapshots of Colonel Gaddafis daughter Aisha were among several unearthed by rebels at the dictators former headquarters in Tripoli. 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