1969: Overthrew the legitimate government of Libya.

1970: Torture and executions of 31 opponents.

1971: Torture and executions of 42 opponents.

1972: Prohibition of peaceful assembly and criminalizing political parties. 126 were civilians were jailed without charges or trials.

1973: Annulment of Libya’s Constitution. Journalist Abdullah Darrat was kidnapped, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

1974: Declaration of the Cultural Revolution-Execution of opponents and destruction of government institutions.

1975: Renowned terrorist Carlos "The Jackal" hijacks an airplane carrying an Opec delegation and diverts to Algeria. Carlos was acting on behalf of Gaddafi.

1976: Execution of 25 students on University Campuses on April 7, and 21 military officers.

1977: Declaration of Jamahiriya, state of the masses, more aptly described as state of absolute mess.

1978: Abduction and disappearance of Imam Musa Sadr of Lebanon, his fate remains unknown. Start of military offensive against neighboring Chad.

1979: Formation of death squads with orders to assassinate all opponents.

1980: Mass Exodus of about 100,000 Libyans seeking refuge abroad.

1981: Execution of 13 high ranking army officers.

1982: Imprisonment and executions of 15 students,

1983: Torture and executions of 7 students and 6 military officers.

1984: Attempt to assassinate former Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Bakkoush.

1985: Assassinations of 42 students, military officers, and businessmen.

1986: Bombing of Label Disco Club in Berlin, killing 2 US soldiers and injured over 200 people

1987: Chad war claims 10,000 fatalities and many more civilian victims.

1988: Downing PAN AM 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers, and 11 villagers on the ground.

1989: Downing of UTA French airliner over Niger, killing all 180 passengers

1989: Downing of French airliner UTA, flight 772 over Niger, killing 170 passengers.

1990: Kidnapping of Jaballah Mattar and Izzat Mgarief from their home in Cairo and smuggling them into Libya. Their fate remains unknown.

1991: Assassination of Saad Albarasi inside the Benghazi television station.

1992: Downing of Libyan Airliner 1103 over Tripoli on a flight from Benghazi, 157 passengers and crew members died.

1993: Kidnapping Human Rights activist Mansour Kikhia in Cairo and smuggling him into Libya, where his fate remains unknown.

1994: Numerous prisoners of conscience died because of torture and neglect. Executions of military officers accused of attempting to overthrow Gaddafi.

1995: Gaddafi demands more violence against his opponents.

1996: Abuslim Prison massacre, 1200 political prisoners were gunned down in cold blood on June 29.

1997: Formation of more assassination squads.

1998: Arrest and imprisonment of 152 individuals without charges or due process.

1999: Execution of Sheikh Alwafi Ambaya without charges or trial.

2000: Forced deportation of 8 Libyans from Jordan to Libya, three were executed upon arrival.

2001: Gaddafi acknowledges his biological and chemical weapons activities.

2002: Arrest and imprisonment of Fathi Eljahmi, renowned democracy activist, after he called for an open society and transparent elections.

2003: Gaddafi uses biological and chemical weapons against dissidents sheltering in the Green Mountains, east of the City of Benghazi.

2004: Attempt against the life of then-Prince Abdulla of Saudi Arabia, presently King Abdullah.

2005: Assassination of Dhaif Alghazal and mutilating his body.

2006: Killing a prisoner and injuring several others at Abuslim prison after complaints of bad conditions. Security officers fired at demonstrators outside the Italian Consulate in Benghazi resulting in deaths and injuries.

2007: Arrest of several peaceful demonstrators amongst them was Dr. Idriss Bufayed.

2008: Assassination of Mohamed Adel Abu Ali after his deportation from Sweden to Libya after he was denied political asylum.

2009: Death of Fathi Eljahmi from prolonged solitary confinement and denial of all medical care. Fathi Eljahmi died in May 2009.