Unrest in Libya

          Muammar Gaddafi is Libya's leader, he has been in power for forty-two years.  This makes him one of the longest serving rulers in history.   After seeing what kind of protests took place in Egypt with the people forcing the stepping down of Hosni Mubarak, the Libyan people came up with the same idea.  With the protests that took place in Egypt the military did not get involved a whole lot, so it was not as violent as the protest in Libya.  Gaddafi has used the military to try to stop the protests, that has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths.  After Gaddafi started firing on his own people, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization became involved.  NATO created a no fly zone over Libya, so Gaddafi could not use planes against the people.  NATO also shot missiles, trying to hit Gadaffi's palace.   The main reason for all of the protests in Libya is: the people want to overthrow Gaddafi, and install a democratic government.  With installing a democratic government they would have a lot more freedom compared to now.