Thought to have been formed in the 1980s, Muammar Gaddafi's unit of female bodyguards, known as the "Amazons," wore high heels and wielded assault rifles.
All That's Interesting | 04.10.2026 22:00
In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi led a coup that overthrew Libya’s government. A decade later, Gaddafi declared himself the Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution. And at around this same time, he began to employe an elite cadre of bodyguards to flock him at all times — a group of tall, beautiful women known as Gaddafi’s Amazonian bodyguards.
