Context: From childhood, Gaddafi was aware of the involvement of European colonialists in Libya; his nation was occupied by Italy, and during the North African Campaign of World War II it witnessed conflict between Italian and British troops. According to later claims, Gaddafi's paternal grandfather, Abdessalam Bouminyar, was killed by the Italian Army during the Italian invasion of 1911. At World War II's end in 1945, Libya was occupied by British and French forces. Although Britain and France intended on dividing the nation between their empires, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) declared that the country be granted political independence. In 1951, the UN created the United Kingdom of Libya, a federal state under the leadership of a pro-western monarch, Idris, who banned political parties and established an absolute monarchy.

Question: When did Libya become an independent nation?
Answer: In 1951

Question: When Libya first became an independent country, what form of government did it adopt?
Answer: an absolute monarchy

Question: What countries occupied Libya after World War II?
Answer: British and French forces

Question: Who was the first leader of Libya?
Answer: a pro-western monarch, Idris

Question: What World War I event directly impacted Gaddafi's family?
Answer: Gaddafi's paternal grandfather, Abdessalam Bouminyar, was killed by the Italian Army during the Italian invasion of 1911

Question: How did World War I directly impact Gaddafi's family?
Answer: According to later claims, Gaddafi's paternal grandfather, Abdessalam Bouminyar, was killed by the Italian Army during the Italian invasion of 1911

Question: What happened to Libya right after World War II?
Answer: Libya was occupied by British and French forces

Question: When was it announced that Libya would be independent?
Answer: In 1951, the UN created the United Kingdom of Libya, a federal state under the leadership

Question: What was the first type of government that Libya had?
Answer: a pro-western monarch, Idris, who banned political parties and established an absolute monarchy.

Question: What country occupied Libya during World War II?
Answer: his nation was occupied by Italy

Question: What nation controlled Libya as a colony when Gaddafi was a child?
Answer: Italy

Question: Who battled the Italians during the North African campaign?
Answer: British

Question: Who was Gaddafi's father's father?
Answer: Abdessalam Bouminyar

Question: During what year did the Italians invade Libya?
Answer: 1911

Question: Along with the British, who occupied Libya at the end of the Second World War?
Answer: French