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Omar al-Mukhṫār Muḥammad bin Farḥāṫ al-Manifī , surnommé « Cheikh des militants », ou plus connu dans le monde arabe sous le surnom du lion du désert, en arabe assadou assahraa est un cheikh musulman libyen connu pour avoir organisé la résistance armée à la colonisation italienne de la Libye au début du XXe siècle. Wikipedia  

✵ 20. août 1858 – 16. septembre 1931
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Omar Al Mokhtar: Citations en anglais

“We do not surrender — we win or die.”

As quoted in "New media emerge in 'liberated' Libya" at BBC News (25 February 2011) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12579451.

“From God we have come and to God we must return.”

Response after receiving the sentence of death.
Trial proceedings (15 September 1931)

“I will not leave this place until I achieve one of the two highest levels; martyrhood or victory.”

As quoted in "A Lesson from our True Leader: Omar Al-Mukhtar, Libya’s Freedom Fighter" at The Libyan Youth Movement : Feb 17th (22 February 2011) http://feb17.info/general/a-lesson-from-our-true-leader-omar-al-mukhtar-libyas-freedom-fighter/.