On February 17, 2012, Martyrs’ Square in Libya's capital city, Tripoli, played host to highly charged celebrations as hundreds of Libyans took to the streets to mark the first anniversary of the revolution that overthrew former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Men, women and children euphorically waved the new national flag amid a display of fireworks and marching bands. After an eight-month bloody civil war to free their country from 42 years of subjugation, the Libyan people are finally enjoying the taste of freedom.