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Obama calls for inclusive, tolerant and democratic Libya

As jubilant scenes are witnessed in Libya over the death of the former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, the United States President, Barack Obama, has urged Libyans to build an inclusive, tolerant and democratic Libya that would stand as the ultimate rebuke to Gaddafi’s dictatorship.

“For the region today, the rule of an iron fist has inevitably come to an end.” - Obama

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