In the mid-1980s, all these units and troops were organized into 18 air defense missile brigades, including 9 mixed brigades of S-75M3 and S- 125M, 7 square brigades, 1 Wasp -AK brigade and 1 S-2000 brigade. Gaddafi, an anti-western colonialist, expelled Italians, reclaimed British and American military bases, nationalized oil, launched the "Cultural Revolution" aimed at eliminating western influence, supported terrorist actions against western countries, and then suffered western sanctions, broke off diplomatic relations with western countries and even met with the United States.
After "9.11"on May 38, 2006, Gaddafi strongly condemned terrorist activities and became one of the first Arab leaders to condemn terrorism at that time. Taking this opportunity, relations between Libya and the West have improved. In 2003, Libya reached a compensation agreement with the United States and Britain on the Lockerbie air crash. Relations with the United States1In June, 1970, Gaddafi ordered the recovery of the Wheelers Air Force Base in Libya and the expulsion of 6,000 American military personnel.
1972, Gaddafi abrogated nine military, economic and technical cooperation agreements signed by the former king and the United States, claiming that the United States was the number one enemy of Arab countries, and the diplomatic institutions between Libya and the United States were also reduced from the ambassadorial level to the agency level.
1973, in order to restrict the activities of American ships, Gaddafi declared the whole Sidra Bay as Libyan territorial waters.
1At the end of 979, Libya supported Iran against the United States. Demonstrators burned the U.S. agency in Libya, and both sides withdrew their diplomats from the other side.
1993, in order to get rid of isolation, Gaddafi turned to praise the then US President Bill Clinton as "the savior of the new world", and then announced that he would give up developing weapons of mass destruction and agreed to compensate the families of the victims of the Pan American air crash. In September 2004, George W. Bush, then president of the United States, officially terminated the trade embargo against Libya. In 2006, the United States and Libya resumed diplomatic relations. Africa Policy Gaddafi's Libya provided the first modern revolution in Africa-connecting the whole African continent, including rural areas, through telephone, television, radio and other technologies, such as telemedicine and distance education. The African Investment Bank was established in Cyert, Libya, the African Monetary Fund with a capital of US$ 42 billion was established in Yonder 20 1 1, and the African Central Bank was located in Abuja, Nigeria.
1On May 25th, 988, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of OAU, Gaddafi announced his willingness to re-establish diplomatic relations with Kenya, Gabon, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), C? te d 'Ivoire, Liberia, Mauritius, Senegal and Gambia as a gift to OAU. In the late 1980s, relations between Libya and these countries gradually improved, and 14 leaders of sub-Saharan African countries visited Libya one after another. 1991August, Sudanese President Bashir visited Libya three times; 1in March 1992, Libya resumed diplomatic relations with Liberia; 1993 president of Niger and Ghana visit Libya; 1In May 1994, Libya and South Africa formally established diplomatic relations. 1March, 1996, 1996, providing $2 million in aid to Niger and $200,000 in grant to Mali. By the end of 20 1 1, under the leadership of Gaddafi, Tripoli has made great efforts in municipal construction and the city has undergone earth-shaking changes. It can be seen that modern highways extend in all directions, and the seaside avenue near the Mediterranean is full of traffic, but it is not congested.
Under Gaddafi's policy, the living standard of Libyan people has been greatly improved with the rich income brought by oil and natural gas resources. The whole people enjoy free medical care and education, and the state subsidizes the prices of food and other necessities. Many residents live in newly-built buildings and brick houses, and most families have cars. Gaddafi actively improved people's housing conditions and built tens of thousands of houses in Tripoli, the capital, and Benghazi, the second largest city in China. As affordable housing, these houses are funded by the government. Libyans who establish families can apply for housing from the government and get housing at a very low or even symbolic price. In terms of communication, fixed telephones can be used for domestic calls in Libya free of charge, and the price of mobile phone calls is also very low. By July 20 10, the mobile phone coverage rate in Libya was 103%, and the number of mobile phone numbers used in Libya exceeded its total population.
1983, the parliament under Gaddafi's control passed the final plan of the large-scale artificial river project: 2,485 miles of concrete pipelines will be built within 50 years to form a huge waterway system. The project is divided into five stages, with a total cost of nearly $25 billion, which is borne by the Libyan government itself without foreign aid. 1984 artificial river project was officially started, and the first three phases of construction were completed by 20 1 1. During the period from 1989 to 199 1 year, about 1500 miles of pipelines led fresh water to three huge reservoirs, and 1996 led fresh water to Tripoli, reaching the northeastern town of Geryan in 2007. As of 20 1 1, the project can transport about 6.5 million cubic meters of water for agriculture and human consumption every day.