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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.
A few months before his death on 15 April 1998, [153] Pol Pot was interviewed by Nate Thayer. During the interview, he stated that he had a clear conscience and denied being responsible for the genocide. Pol Pot asserted that he "came to carry out the struggle, not to kill people."
By late 1979, UN and Red Cross officials were warning that another 2.2 million Cambodians faced death by starvation due to "the near destruction of Cambodian society under the regime of ousted Prime Minister Pol Pot", [4] [5] who were saved by international aid after the Vietnamese invasion.
Date: 2 April 1967 – 17 April ... The effectiveness of the U.S. bombing on the Khmer Rouge and the death toll of Cambodian civilians is disputed. ... Pol Pot was ...
Pol Pot, the former prime minister of the Democratic Kampuchea, [140] and his lieutenants stayed in the northern region to continue attempts at generating revenue from the extraction of natural resources. [132] However, the group became irrelevant due to a lack of support. [135] By 1998, Khmer Rouge had dissolved completely. [132]
Pol Pot (Saloth Sar), "Brother number 1", General Secretary from 1963 until his death in 1998 and effectively the leader of the movement. Nuon Chea (Long Bunruot), "Brother number 2", Prime Minister.
The court heard testimony from 39 witnesses over five days. The verdict, handed down on August 19, 1979, found the two leaders of the Khmer Rouge guilty of genocide, sentenced them to death and ordered the confiscation of their property. [1]
Pol Pot, in turn, intends to take advantage of the peace process to extend his men's control throughout the country, sabotaging the planned elections. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] To facilitate peace negotiations, Vietnam removed its troops from Cambodia and Laos: on May 26, 1988, the Hanoi government announced that all its forces would leave Cambodia in ...