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Pol Pot Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and implemented a radical agrarian ideology that resulted in one of the most devastating genocides of the twentieth century, with an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people — roughly a quarter of Cambodia's population — dying from execution, starvation, disease, and forced labor. The regime targeted ethnic minorities, intellectuals, and anyone perceived as connected to the previous government or foreign influence. Pol Pot evaded international justice for decades, dying of natural causes in 1998 while under house arrest by a Khmer Rouge faction that had turned against him.
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Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and implemented a radical agrarian ideology that resulted in one of the most devastating genocides of the twentieth century, with an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people — roughly a quarter of Cambodia's population — dying from execution, starvation, disease, and forced labor. The regime targeted ethnic minorities, intellectuals, and anyone perceived as connected to the previous government or foreign influence. Pol Pot evaded international justice for decades, dying of natural causes in 1998 while under house arrest by a Khmer Rouge faction that had turned against him.
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Pol Pot is profiled in Peoplebio under Genocide / War Crimes. Current rank signal: #458. Trend score: 0.
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Born in Prek Sbauv, Cambodia
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