--- title: Gaddafi Wearing a Photo of Umar al-Mukhtar author: Unknown Photograph source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20432/gaddafi-wearing-a-photo-of-umar-al-mukhtar/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0) updated: 2025-09-03 --- # Gaddafi Wearing a Photo of Umar al-Mukhtar _Authored by Unknown Photograph_ ## Image File [![Gaddafi Wearing a Photo of Umar al-Mukhtar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20432.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20432.jpg) ## Image Caption Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023) welcomes Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (c. 1942 - 2011) at [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/)'s Ciampinio airport, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), on 10 June 2009. Gaddafi is wearing a photograph showing the arrest of [Umar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Umar/) al-Mukhtar (1858-1931) who had resisted Italian colonial rule in Italy in the early 20th century. ## Cite This Work ### APA Photograph, U. (2025, May 15). Gaddafi Wearing a Photo of Umar al-Mukhtar. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Photograph, Unknown. "Gaddafi Wearing a Photo of Umar al-Mukhtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 15, 2025. . ### MLA Photograph, Unknown. "Gaddafi Wearing a Photo of Umar al-Mukhtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 May 2025, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/illibero/5635401829)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/illibero/5635401829) by [**Unknown Photograph**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/illibero/5635401829). Submitted by [Fabio Sappino](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/fabiosappino/ "User Page: Fabio Sappino"), published on 15 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0deed.en). This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.