Nov 3, 2024 · Pol Pot (born Saloth Sâr; 19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998) was a Cambodian revolutionary, dictator, and politician who ruled Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979.

(also called Tol Saut, or Pol Porth) (1928–98), Cambodian political figure. One of the most reviled tyrants of the 20th century, Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime, was held responsible for the deaths of nearly two million Cambodians during his rule from 1975 to 1979.

Pol Pot[a] (born Saloth Sâr; [b] 19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998) was a Cambodian politician, revolutionary and dictator who ruled the communist state of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until his overthrow in 1979.

His mother was named Sok Nem, and the family had nine children. Around age 5 or 6, Pol Pot was sent to live with an older brother in Phnom Penh, where he received an education. [1] Pol Pot's family had connections with the Cambodian royal …

When they were overthrown by Vietnamese troops in 1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreated to the countryside and, aided by China, continued to wage guerrilla warfare near the Thai border.

Innocent children, old women, and sick patients from hospital beds were included. Along the way, many innocent Cambodians were dying of starvation, disease, loss of loved ones, confusion, and...

Saloth Sar (better known as Pol Pot; January 25, 1925 – April 15, 1998) was the leader of Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. [1] [2] He was the leader of a group called the Khmer Rouge, a group of peasant revolutionaries who turned Cambodia into a military dictatorship officially called Democratic Kampuchea.

One Cambodian woman recalled the power given to children under the Khmer Rouge: In the Pol Pot times children could catch an adult if they thought they had done wrong. They could beat the adult. For example, if an adult was caught stealing fruit a child could tell the soldiers: ‘look they are our enemies’.

Saloth Sar ( May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998 ), better known as Pol Pot, was the leader of the Khmer Rouge and the Prime Minister of Cambodia (officially Democratic Kampuchea during his rule) from 1976 to 1979. His government is widely blamed for the deaths of up to two million Cambodians, although estimates vary significantly.

Aug 2, 1998 · More than a million and a half Cambodians were murdered during the regime’s campaign to create a “new people.” Its leader, Pol Pot, died on April 15th, and on July 26th Cambodians were allowed...