Saloth Sar " Pol Pot " Pol Pot in 1977 at the height of his power Saloth Sar or Minh Hai , (May 19, 1928 – April 15, 1998), widely known as Pol Pot , ប៉ុល ពត , was the leader of the Cambodian communist movement known as the...
Topics: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot

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Saloth Sar was born in Prek Sbauv in Kampong Thom Province in 1928 to a moderately wealthy family of Chinese - Khmer descent. In 1935, he left Prek Sbauv to attend the École Miche, a Catholic school in Phnom Penh . As his sister Roeung was a concubine...
Topics: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot

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In January 1962, the government of Cambodia rounded up most of the leadership of the far-left Pracheachon party ahead of parliamentary elections due in June. The newspapers and other publications of the party were also closed. This event effectively...
Topics: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot

{"title":"The path to rebellion (1962-1968)","post_url":"http:\/\/cambodia-angkortemple.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/path-to-rebellion-1962-1968.html","feed_url":"","author":"sar_sy","date":"2009-07-29 08:05:00","summary":"In January 1962, the government of Cambodia rounded up most of the leadership of the far-left Pracheachon party ahead of parliamentary elections due in June. The newspapers and other publications of the party were also closed. This event effectively..."}

The movement was estimated to consist of no more than 1500 regulars, but the core of the movement was supported by a number of villagers many times that size. While weapons were in short supply, the insurgency was still able to operate in twelve of...
Topics: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot

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Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims Main article: Khmer Rouge period (1975–1979) The Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh on April 17 , 1975 . As the leader of the Communist Party, Saloth Sar was the designate leader of the new regime. He took the name...
Topics: Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot

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