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A great man and a great statesman died. I will remember him forever with respect and regret, the text is an obituary that was published yesterday in “Politika” in memory of the ninth anniversary of the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi. Nada Sekulic, her former nurse, and her husband Djura paid tribute to the president of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in this way.
When asked what Gaddafi was to her, she replied without thinking: “Rod.” The day of her death is therefore always sad for her. Spend October 20 remembering the moments they shared, looking at old photos and the medal he received for his merits to the people, for his sacrifice and loyalty. In his hand he has a watch, a gift from Gaddafi, with his image, and around his neck a medallion in the shape of the Koran that his wife gave him. She is reluctant, she says, to talk about something so personal, but she wants people not to forget that great man.
And it all started when, in 1985, he traveled to Libya through the Technical Assistance Institute with non-aligned friendly countries. After only a month of working at a clinic in Benghazi, an unknown man approached him and asked if he would like to work for a colonel. Thinking it was a joke, he said yes.
– When I met him, it was clear to me that it was true. When he came up to me and saw how shocked I was, he smiled and held out his hand. Leaving aside the uncertainty and fear, of course I agreed to work for him at that time – says Nada, who was nicknamed Nadia in Libya.
She says she always behaved militarily and bravely, and believes this is exactly how Gaddafi’s respect was deserved.
– I often had small tests of loyalty in front of me and it required a lot of skill. Many came here, but left quickly. I left with the tears of his family and a medal of merit. It is obvious that “I passed” – says Nothing.
While many staff members fled, “screaming in fear” when the United States bombed Libya, they remained.
– I was already loyal to them, but that brought me even closer to them. I asked God to be alive because I knew that I was the only one who was so sure. I thought, if it weren’t for him, it wouldn’t be for me either – remember Nothing.
That night, as planes that had already crashed into the clinic where she worked flew over Gaddafi’s home and headquarters, she refused to hide in the shelter. She wanted, she says, to get a good look at those bombers, so that if she survived, she would have something to remember. When the colonel left after the first flyby, she knew, she says, that she would go on living.
– I stayed calm, she passed by, touched my shoulder and said “Nadia, no problem” – Nothing remembers.
But when the sanctions began, the woman’s life right there, she says, became impossible. They barely let her go to Serbia, with the promise that she would return.
Gaddafi later met just one more time, in Belgrade, when he arrived at the Non-Aligned Summit. One of her men called her and told her that the president wanted to see her.
– He prayed in the store where he always stayed. I waited for it to finish. I didn’t know how to behave. I stopped quietly, but when he finished praying, he got up, saw me, opened his arms, and walked over to me. I ran towards him … I don’t know if tears ever flowed so much in my life. It was the meeting of my life, Nothing evokes memories. Then the president told her that she could turn to him whenever she needed something and jokingly threatened her husband to be nice to her.
– He told him that I am the daughter of Libya and that otherwise he will have problems with him – says Gaddafi’s nurse.
He regrets it, he adds, for the many falsehoods that were told about the famous colonel after his death.
– He was a Bedouin at heart, proud and adored his people. Let them say he was a dictator, but he knew them better and knew how to deal with them. It took him a long time to educate them, when he came to power there were only 23 percent literate, and when he was killed that number increased to 83 percent – says Nada, adding that at that time each new marriage received money, and that all women who would give birth also received help. He adds that education and health care were free, and students could study in any country, receiving a scholarship, but also a salary in the amount they will have when they return to Libya.
– For him, the family was sacred. There was a lot of talk about some strong women, but as a nurse who was always there, I can confirm that this is not true, Nothing is clear.
He says he also adored Serbs. They were Gaddafi’s cooks, his children’s drivers, waiters, cleaners …
– When he assumed the presidency, the first leader who visited him was Tito. He was his idol and he kept a photo of Tito in one of his houses – says our interlocutor.
As an employer, he was “wonderful”, he never looked down on employees. He was full of understanding for everything. Nothing will ever remember when he helped her, after only two months of work, to come to Serbia to bury her mother, gave her money to organize everything she needed, and then, on her return, came personally to express her condolences.
– I am infinitely grateful for that. He always treated others as they deserve. My idea is to thank Gaddafi next year, when the decade of his death is being marked, organizing a suitable meeting in his honor – concludes Nothing.
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