Mehdi Mohammed Zeyo

Mehdi Mohammed Zeyo محمد
Born	c. 1962 Libya
Died	20 February 2011(2011-02-20) (aged 49) Benghazi, Libya
Cause of death	Altruistic suicide; blew up gates to military base in Benghazi
Nationality	Libya
Occupation	Middle Manager, National Oil Company

Mehdi Mohammed Zeyo (c. 1962 – 20 February 2011) was a Libyan middle manager for a state oil company in Benghazi, Libya. In the wake of the 2011 Libyan civil war in Libya, Zeyo found he could no longer bury the civilian youth killed by Muammar Gaddafi's forces; he subsequently decided to use his car to blow up the gates to a military base in Benghazi.^[1] This allowed the civilian oppositional fighters to overrun the base and claim Benghazi as an oppositional stronghold in the 2011 Libyan civil war.^[1]

Background

NPR reporter Lourdes Garcia-Navarro describes Zeyo as "the most unlikely hero of the 2011 Libyan civil war."^[2] As an older gentleman of 49 amongst the youth democracy protesters, the middle-manager for a state oil company joined the peaceful protest movement as soon as it began.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Fadel, Leila (2 March 2011). "Libya's unlikely hero: Mehdi Mohammed Zeyo". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-03-02/news/28645041_1_security-forces-protesters-apartment-building. Retrieved 19 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Garcia-Navarro, Lordes (28 February 2011). "Libya's Rebellion Spawns A Trio Of Unlikely Heroes". NPR. http://www.npr.org/2011/02/28/134140835/libyas-rebellion-spawns-a-trio-of-unlikely-heroes. Retrieved 19 March 2011. 

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Persondata
Name	Zeyo, Mehdi Mohammed
Alternative names
Short description	Libyan oppositional fighter
Date of birth	Libya
Place of birth	1962
Date of death	20 February 2011
Place of death	Benghazi, Libya