Reagan the Killer

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Made between 1986 and 1995. 700cm x 500cm. Found in Walter Havighurst Special Collections at Miami University. 

“Reagan the Killer” is a part of a series of posters produced by the Libyan government. This poster specifically addresses the events of April 15, 1986, also known as “Operation El Dorado Canyon”,  which was an long range air strike carried out by the US that killed over 40 people in Libya, including Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi’s infant daughter. The targeted audience of these posters were US citizens given that the posters were written in English.