The late Libyan leader Muammar GaddafiReutersItaly's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing increasing pressure to step down amid a full-scale economic crisis.ReutersVolunteer fighter listens to an instructor in Benghazi April 13ReutersNichi Vendola, leader of SEL (Left Ecology Freedom) party and governor of the southern Italian region of Puglia, gestures during a political meeting in downtown Milan November 6, 2010ReutersA Libyan fighter shouts while his comjrade loads a mortar at Misrata's western front lineReutersItalian Justice Minister Angelino Alfano speaks during the inauguration of the judiciary year in Rome January 29, 2010. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended the inauguration amid discontent among some magistrates about his government's planned reforms of the country's legal system.ReutersLibyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi adjusts his glassesReutersSupporters and members of Bulgaria's Roma community are seen through a European Union flag during a protest in front of the French embassy in Sofia September 18, 2010.ReutersLibyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures at the end of a speech as an aide gathers his notesReutersItaly's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a party meeting to support Naple's mayoral candidate, Gianni Lettieri, in Naples May 13, 2011ReutersLibyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi holds a map showing Israel during a news conferenceReuterstalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gives thumbs-up at the Senate in Rome, December 13, 2010. Berlusconi warned members of parliament they risked plunging Italy into the middle of the euro zone's debt crisis if they vote against him in a no-confidence voteReutersa women chant a slogan during a small demonstration against Libyan Leader Muammar GaddafiReutersA woman looks at political banners supporting Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in downtown Milan May 26, 2011. Italians vote in run-offs for local elections on Sunday and Monday, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centre-right coalition scrambling to avoid defeat in the key battlegrounds of Milan and NaplesReutersA mural of rebel hero Ernesto Che GuevaraReutersA man paints an image of Jesus Christ on a sidewalk in Leon, 90 kms west of Managua, April 21. Hundreds of Catholics are celebrating Holy WeekReutersScientists are using the U.S. and Australian navies to fight off threats from Somali pirates.ReutersLate Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen on a 100 yuan (15 USD) banknote in this photo illustration taken in Beijing December 9, 2010.ReutersLibyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi waves to a crowd.ReutersRussia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy walk together after a family photo in Heiligendamm June 7, 2007.Reuters
Colonel Gaddafi has, since he took over power in Libya more than 40 years ago, been known for being a bit of an eccentric character. Between insisting on having female bodyguards, to trying to set up his tent in Central Park while he visited the United Nations headquarters, he has throughout the years never ceased to amaze us.
However is former friend, Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi is as outrageous as ever and sometines even outshines the Libyan leader as he is a reknowned eccentric, often making the headlines for sex scandals and gaffes.
Here are some of most renknowned statements from Gaddafi and Berlusconi, issues ranging from Libya to women's right and communism.
