Who overthrew the Libyan monarchy and became its dictator?

• A. Gamal Abdel Nasser
• B. King Idris
• C. Omar Al-Bashir
• D. Muammar al-Qaddafi

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is understanding who ended the Libyan monarchy and took control of the country. In 1969, a group of Libyan military officers, inspired by nationalist and anti-colonial ideas, staged a bloodless coup and toppled King Idris I. They established a revolutionary regime with Muammar al-Qaddafi as the leader, shifting Libya from a monarchy to a centralized, personalist rule that he maintained for decades. This is why Qaddafi is the correct answer.

Gamal Abdel Nasser led political change in Egypt, not Libya. Omar al-Bashir ruled Sudan, not Libya. The monarchy in question was Libyan and was the one overthrown by Qaddafi, who then became the dictator.