Kais al-Hilali

Kais al-Hilali (1979 – 20 March 2011) na he be Libyan political cartoonist wey dem shoot den kill for 20 March 2011 during de Libyan Civil War minutes after he paint one of de political street murals for wich na he be locally famous. According to witnesses, na he just draw a caricature of Muammar Gaddafi for a wall top insyd Benghazi wen na de bullet hit am.

Wen de uprising begin, al-Hilali den ein paddies start dey draw caricatures for paper top den dey distribute dem around de city make people show for demonstrations anaa hang for walls top.
Cartoonist revolutionary

Na Kais be among demonstrators wey storm de city ein Khattiba barracks onfor 20 February, buh na ein contribution be different from dat of those armed plus rocks den petrol bombs. Instead of fighting, na he paint a large cartoon across de Khattiba walls wey dey depict Colonel Gaddafi beside de rebels dema two-fingered victory salute. Insyd oda wall murals he draw images of Gaddafi wey be accompanied by de mocking comic wording, 'The monkey of all monkeys in Africa'''. Insyd a video give TF1, a national French channel, Hilali say, for Arabic insyd, "Gaddafi calls himself the King of Kings of Africa; I say he's the Monkey of Monkeys of Africa."''

Death

Na he be reportedly gunned down by secret police wen na a car he be a passenger insyd stop for a checkpoint. De group of artists wey now dey paint de artistic murals insyd Benghazi, go by ein name wey dem continue dey work from a ramshackle office insyd a makeshift media centre next to de city court.

Na he receive a message make he stop de artists' group claim. E dey claim na de death threat be delivered by Gaddafi ein security agents before dem chase dem out of de eastern part of city.
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Category:1979 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Libyan people
Category:Human
Category:People of de Libyan civil war (2011)
Category:Libyan comics writers
Category:Libyan comics artists