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Cambodian communist leader (1925–1998)
may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Pol Pot (born Saloth Sâr; 19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998) was a Cambodian politician
Pol_Pot
Members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
Pol Pot-Ieng Sary clique (Vietnamese: Tập đoàn Pol Pot-Ieng Sary) or the Pol Pot-Ieng Sary reactionary clique (Vietnamese: Tập đoàn phản động Pol Pot-Ieng
Khmer_Rouge
1975–1979 state in Southeast Asia
Cambodian state from 1975 to 1979, under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot and the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), commonly known as the Khmer
Democratic_Kampuchea
2024 Cambodian film
Meeting with Pol Pot (French: Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot, Khmer: ណាត់ជួបជាមួយ ប៉ុល ពត, romanized: natchuob cheamuoy bol pot) is a 2024 drama film co-written
Meeting_with_Pol_Pot
Ruling party of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979
Khmer Communist Party, was a communist party in Kampuchea. Its leader was Pol Pot, and its members were generally known as the Khmer Rouge. Originally founded
Communist_Party_of_Kampuchea
"Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter", also known as "Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy)", is a 2006 fantasy story by Geoff Ryman. It was first published
Pol_Pot's_Beautiful_Daughter
American journalist (1960–2023)
areas of military conflict. He is most notable for having interviewed Pol Pot, in his capacity as Cambodia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic
Nate_Thayer
Family of Pol Pot
Pol Pot, who ruled over Democratic Kampuchea, the Cambodian state from 1975 until 1979, due to this the family is sometimes called Family of Pol Pot or
Saloth_family
1979–1998 armed conflict in Cambodia
exile of Pol Pot, Son Sen, and Ta Mok, considered the most radical leaders of the movement. FUNCINPEC's plan was in reality, to capture Pol Pot. On June
Khmer_Rouge_insurgency
1978–89 conflict between Vietnam and the Khmer Rouge
preceded by years of conflict between Vietnam and the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, when the Khmer Rouge-ruled Democratic Kampuchea repeatedly invaded Vietnam
Cambodian–Vietnamese_War
1970s mass killing of Cambodians carried out by the Khmer Rouge
Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of approximately 2 million people from 1975
Cambodian_genocide
Cambodian Communist politician and soldier (1930–1997)
information. Along with the rest of his family, he was killed on the orders of Pol Pot during a 1997 factional split in the Khmer Rouge. Son Sen was born in the
Son_Sen
Scottish Marxist academic (1931–1978)
supporter of the Khmer Rouge. Caldwell was murdered a few hours after meeting Pol Pot in Cambodia. His murder is generally attributed to the Khmer Rouge regime
Malcolm_Caldwell
Political and socioeconomic ideology
Soviet Union, Mao Zedong's China, and Pol Pot's Cambodia on the basis that Stalin influenced Mao, who influenced Pol Pot; in all cases, scholars say killings
Communism
crucial years of 1979 and 1980". The Khmer Rouge, the communist party led by Pol Pot, came to power in 1975 during the Cambodian Civil War, which was linked
Allegations of United States support for the Khmer Rouge
Allegations_of_United_States_support_for_the_Khmer_Rouge
Cambodian politician and war criminal (born 1931)
one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, although Pol Pot remained the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea. On
Khieu_Samphan
Cambodian politician
organizing troops. Say Phouthang "was among the first to rebel against Pol Pot". As they crossed the border to flee from the Khmer Rouge, "Uncle Sai"
Say_Phouthang
Cambodian politician and war criminal (1926–2019)
Number Two" (បងធំទី២), as he was second-in-command to Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, General Secretary of the Party, during the Cambodian genocide of 1975–1979
Nuon_Chea
Country in Southeast Asia
Short, Philip (2004) Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare, Henry Holt & Co.: New York, p. 204, ISBN 0805080066. Short, Philip (2004) Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare
Cambodia
Sites of mass execution by the Khmer Rouge
and disease under the rule of the Communist Party of Kampuchea led by Pol Pot. The term "killing fields" was popularised by Cambodian journalist Dith
Killing_Fields
Cambodian politician (1915–1962)
remembered for mentoring Saloth Sar, who would later change his name to Pol Pot. Samouth was a Khmer Krom who was born and raised in Cochinchina (in the
Tou_Samouth
1967–1975 conflict in Cambodia
Pol Pot and Sihanouk were actually in Beijing at the same time, but the Vietnamese and Chinese leaders never informed Sihanouk of the presence of Pol
Cambodian_Civil_War
Cambodian military officer (1924–2006)
the forest and took Pol Pot with him. A few days later, on 15 April 1998, Pol Pot died in custody. On 25 July 1997, Ta Mok and Pol Pot were interviewed separately
Ta_Mok
American diplomat and politician (1923–2023)
don't believe we did anything for Pol Pot. But I suspect we closed our eyes when some others did something for Pol Pot." On November 4, 1972, Kissinger
Henry_Kissinger
Kingdom in Southeast Asia (1953–1970)
of Prime Minister Lon Nol against the Khmer Rouge led by Saloth Sâr ("Pol Pot") and the North Vietnamese or simply the Việt Cộng under the legacy of
Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)
Kingdom_of_Cambodia_(1953–1970)
1978–1991 conflict in Indochina
the Pol Pot regime and the Khmer Rouge, in turn ending the Cambodian genocide. Vietnam had installed a government led by many opponents of Pol Pot, most
Third_Indochina_War
Idea put into practice by Pol Pot in Cambodia
romanized: Chhnăm Sony, [cʰnam soːn]) was an idea put into practice by Pol Pot in Democratic Kampuchea that all cultures and traditions within a society
Year_Zero_(political_notion)
victims of the Pol Pot revolution, and from the Vietnamese." In 2012, Holocaust denier Israel Shamir wrote an article titled "Pol Pot Revisited" for CounterPunch
Cambodian_genocide_denial
28th Prime Minister of Cambodia
Slocomb, The People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979–1989: The revolution after Pol Pot ISBN 978-974-9575-34-5 "ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ ជីវប្រវត្តិសង្ខេប និងបុព្វហេតុជាតិមាតុភូមិកម្ពុជា"
Pen_Sovann
Cambodian state from 1979 until 1992
rule and defected from it after the overthrow of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot's government. Brought about by an invasion from Vietnam, which routed the
People's Republic of Kampuchea
People's_Republic_of_Kampuchea
Former Khmer Rouge prison in Cambodia
was "espionage", these men may have been viewed by Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot as potential leaders of a coup against him. Prisoners' families were sometimes
Tuol_Sleng_Genocide_Museum
Leader of China from 1949 to 1976
Under the influence of Mao's agrarian socialism and Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge conceived of his disastrous Year Zero policies which
Mao_Zedong
Mass killing in Vietnam
which would result in the overthrow of both the Khmer Rouge and its leader Pol Pot. Communists in Vietnam and Cambodia allied to fight the U.S.-backed government
Ba_Chúc_massacre
Political party in Cambodia (1981–1994)
time was Pol Pot. The party led the deposed Democratic Kampuchea government. Its followers were generally called Khmer Rouge. Although Pol Pot relinquished
Party_of_Democratic_Kampuchea
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
Pol Pot, but the new state struggled to gain international recognition beyond the Soviet Bloc sphere. Despite the international outcry at the Pol Pot
Cold_War
Government-in-exile of Cambodia (1970–1976)
previously largely unknown "rubber plantation worker" named Pol Pot as Prime Minister. Pol Pot was later revealed to be the former radio technology student
GRUNK
Head of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
longest-serving General Secretary was Saloth Sâr who became known as "Pol Pot" (French for "Politique Potentielle"), following his return from Paris
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
General_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Kampuchea
First wife of Pol Pot (1920–2003)
(Khmer: ខៀវ ពណ្ណារី, 3 February 1920 – 1 July 2003) was the first wife of Pol Pot and served as Spouse of the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea. She
Khieu_Ponnary
leadership of Pol Pot in what became known as the Killing Fields was a crime against humanity. Over the course of 4 years, the Pol Pot regime was responsible
Mass killings under communist states
Mass_killings_under_communist_states
Third season of an American historical weapon reenactment show
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge approach the building and subdue Hussein's bodyguard in the alley with a cane knife. When they enter the building, Pol Pot's
Deadliest_Warrior_season_3
which People's Army of Vietnam rapidly crushed Pol Pot forces, beaten back Pol Pot invasion, and chased Pol Pot regime out from Cambodian capital city. With
History of Buddhism in Cambodia
History_of_Buddhism_in_Cambodia
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1907–1986)
Food and Agriculture Organization. Lê Duẩn's policies and the war against Pol Pot (1976-1979) and China (1979) led to an abrupt decline in the standard of
Lê_Duẩn
Former, unrecognized rump state of the Khmer Rouge
Movement, which in turn encouraged more defections from the regime as Pol Pot ordered the assassinations of Son Sen (successful) and Ta Mok (failed)
Khmer Rouge unrecognized government
Khmer_Rouge_unrecognized_government
Cambodian politician and war criminal (1925–2013)
member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea led by Pol Pot and served in the 1975–79 government of Democratic Kampuchea as foreign
Ieng_Sary
9th-century king of Cambodia
Empire in the early 9th century, was deliberately invoked by Saloth Sâr ("Pol Pot"), which derived from the French phrase "Politique Potentielle" which he
Jayavarman_II
Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare p. 197. ""Prince Sihanouk was deposed in a right-wing coup in 1970 led by Lt-Gen Lon Nol"". Philip Short, Pol Pot: Anatomy
History_of_Cambodia
Form of nationalism found in Cambodia
Vietnam to preserve its relationship with Cambodia. The following month, Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, and Ieng Sary travelled secretly to Vietnam in May, where they
Khmer_nationalism
1986 book by Elizabeth Becker
regime, and included her interviewing Pol Pot. It was loosely adapted into the 2024 Rithy Panh film Meeting with Pol Pot. "An American Journalist's Tour of
When_the_War_Was_Over
De facto highest position of Democratic Kampuchea
"Pol Pot und Rote Khmer – Wie der Terror Kambodscha bis heute prägt". SWRKultur. 16 May 2025. "Pol Pot (1925–1998)". BBC. "DEATH OF POL POT; Pol Pot,
Supreme Leader of Democratic Kampuchea
Supreme_Leader_of_Democratic_Kampuchea
Cambodian military personnel
Rouge, until he refused to carry out the Cambodian genocide designed by Pol Pot and his comrades, a refusal that led to his own suicide in June 1978. So
So_Phim
Khmer Rouge cadre
in 1979. She was the sister of Khieu Ponnary, who was the first wife of Pol Pot. She was arrested by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia
Ieng_Thirith
1979 British TV series or programme
the filmmakers had entered Cambodia in the wake of the overthrow of the Pol Pot regime. The film recounts the bombing of Cambodia by the United States
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
Year_Zero:_The_Silent_Death_of_Cambodia
Austroasiatic ethnic group
Republic. On April 17, 1975, Khmer Rouge, who under the leadership of Pol Pot combined Khmer nationalism and extreme Communism, came to power and virtually
Khmer_people
Religious shrine in Siem Reap, Cambodia
seriously damaged as they were blown up by the Khmers rouges troops of Pol Pot: it was an attempt to rid the people of Siem Reap from what they considered
Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chorm shrine
Preah_Ang_Chek_Preah_Ang_Chorm_shrine
Ruling Political Party in Cambodia (1979–1991)
these three factions was the Pro-Vietnam faction which was opposed to Pol Pot and his faction. After a series of violent purges in 1978, members of the
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
Kampuchean_People's_Revolutionary_Party
President of Equatorial Guinea from 1968 to 1979
with tens of thousands more fleeing the country. He has been compared to Pol Pot because of the violent, unpredictable, and anti-intellectual nature of
Francisco_Macías_Nguema
Political party in Cambodia
Pol Pot Came to Power. London: Verso, 1985. p. 82, 130 Kiernan, Ben. How Pol Pot Came to Power. London: Verso, 1985. p. 125 Kiernan, Ben. How Pol Pot
United_Issarak_Front
Place in Cambodia
alongside the Sen River in north-eastern Cambodia. Known as the birthplace of Pol Pot, notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge, Prek Sbauv has no more than ten houses
Prek_Sbauv
Political leader who possesses absolute power
million were Jews. Later on in Democratic Kampuchea, General Secretary Pol Pot and his policies killed an estimated 1.7 million people (out of a population
Dictator
United front of mass organizations in 1980s Cambodia
at a meeting of seventy dissident Cambodians determined to overthrow Pol Pot's government. Heng Samrin was voted as leader of the front and within a
Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
Kampuchean_United_Front_for_National_Salvation
2008 book by Simon Sebag Montefiore
for their deeds, ranging from Ivan the Terrible who killed his son, to Pol Pot the brutal dictator who strove to forge a country of only farmers, wiping
Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women
Monsters:_History's_Most_Evil_Men_and_Women
Executed British adventurer
Britons, known to have been killed by the Khmer Rouge during the rule of Pol Pot. Dewhirst was born in the Jesmond district of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1952
John_Dawson_Dewhirst
Cambodian musician and activist
Arn Chorn-Pond (born 1966) is a Cambodian musician, human rights activist, and a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. He is an advocate for the healing
Arn_Chorn-Pond
Ruling party of Cambodia since 1979
contrast to the pro-Chinese Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) led by Pol Pot. After toppling the Khmer Rouge's Democratic Kampuchea regime with the
Cambodian_People's_Party
Canadian businessman and author (born 1954)
and Cyprus. In his youth, he met both Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and Pol Pot of Cambodia. O'Leary attended Stanstead College and St. George's School
Kevin_O'Leary
American author and journalist
their last day in the country, the three interviewed Pol Pot, the communist leader of Cambodia. Pol Pot told Becker and Dudman he expected NATO to help him
Elizabeth_Becker_(journalist)
Institution of radical and revolutionary change
Khmer Rouge leadership (the "Paris Student Group") including Saloth Sâr ("Pol Pot") had found their ideological footing in France during their time there
Year_One
Machine Gun, RGD-5 Grenade Pol Pot team: Jonathan Khan (Pol Pot Weapons Expert), Kilong Ung (Cambodian genocide Survivor) Pol Pot weapons: Cane knife, Tokarev
List of Deadliest Warrior episodes
List_of_Deadliest_Warrior_episodes
Indian anti-government conflict since 1967
Movement in India. Rupa & Co. p. 24. "Notes on today's Maoists who uphold Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge". llco.org. 3 September 2016. "Maoist Insurgency in
Naxalite–Maoist_insurgency
Clear liquid inside coconuts
allowing untrained nurses to administer green coconut water during the Pol Pot regime as a crime against humanity. Drink portal Coconut milk Coconut sugar
Coconut_water
Cambodian politician (born 1934)
Cambodia, in 1934. He joined the Khmer Rouge communist movement led by Pol Pot, and became a political commissar and army division commander when the
Heng_Samrin
Khmer Rouge purge in Cambodia (1978)
Eastern Zone of Cambodia borders Vietnam and it was also the region where Pol Pot and his cadres started their guerrilla struggle. After the Fall of Phnom
Eastern_Zone_massacres
Province of Cambodia
The final stronghold of Anlong Veng became the jungle headquarters of Pol Pot (Saloth Sâr) and the Khmer Rouge of Democratic Kampuchea once they rebuild
Oddar_Meanchey_province
Policy against engaging in international relations
The policy prohibited foreign contact with most outside countries. When Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge came to power on 17 April 1975 and established Democratic
Isolationism
Form of communism
Cambodian Marxist–Leninists and the Maoist Khmer Rouge (1951–1999) led by Pol Pot established Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1982), a communist state led by
Marxism–Leninism
Vietnam's communist-led independence movement (1941–55)
Pol Pot came to power, Yale University Press, 2004, p. 227 Margaret Slocomb, The People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979–1989: The revolution after Pol Pot
Viet_Minh
Armed Forces of Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979
primarily divided into three factions: The Northeastern Group, led by Pol Pot, was based in Cambodia's northeastern highlands among ethnic minorities
Kampuchea_Revolutionary_Army
Cambodian politician (1934–1997)
executed on 10 June 1997 by the Khmer Rouge rump state on the orders of Pol Pot. Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam). "Yun Yat". Retrieved 31 July
Yun_Yat
Hostility to and mistrust of education, philosophy, art, literature, and science
Cambodian genocide (1975–1979), the totalitarian regime of Cambodia led by Pol Pot nearly destroyed its entire educated population. Anti-intellectualism manifests
Anti-intellectualism
British journalist and author (born 1945)
Who Made China in New Edition (2017). Pol Pot: History of a Nightmare (2005). Published in the U.S. as Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare (2006). Mitterrand:
Philip_Short
Australian comedy television program
Rhys Nicholson 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 367,000 25 5 "Inspired by Pol Pot" Aaron Chen 22 October 2024 (2024-10-22) 382,000 26 6 "Out-Alpha'd by a
Taskmaster_Australia
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2004)
January, when he was taken back to Phnom Penh. Sihanouk was taken to meet Pol Pot, who briefed him on the Angkar's plans to repulse Vietnamese troops. On
Norodom_Sihanouk
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1966–1967; 1969–1971)
Norodom Sihanouk, My War with the CIA, Pantheon, 1972, p.37 Kiernan, B. How Pol Pot came to power, Yale UP, p.300 Wilfred P. Deac, "Road to the Killing Fields:
Lon_Nol
Political ideology combining nationalism with communism
Republic of Romania under Nicolae Ceaușescu, the Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot, and North Korea under Juche. Communism as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
National_communism
Type of summary execution and torture
Zealanders and Australians must be "smashed" in "form of burning to ash". For Pol Pot, the "smashing" was not simply an execution, as he viewed enemies ad not
Necklacing
List of U.S.-backed regime change operations
July 30, 2023. Becker, Elizabeth (April 17, 1998). "Death of Pol Pot: The Diplomacy; Pol Pot's End Won't Stop U.S. Pursuit of His Circle". The New York Times
United States involvement in regime change
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
Cambodian Buddhist monk (1932–2024)
Cambodian monks, Tep Vong was forced to leave the monkhood during the 1975-9 Pol Pot regime. During those years, he was able to flee to Vietnam according to
Tep_Vong
Territory controlled by the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
Slocomb, The People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979–1989: The revolution after Pol Pot ISBN 978-974-9575-34-5 "One mans liberation anothers occupation". Phnom
Liberated_Area_of_Cambodia
Cambodian journalist and political activist
1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for being the older brother of Pol Pot (Saloth Sar), future leader of the Khmer Rouge communists, and for influencing
Saloth_Chhay
Cambodian war criminal (1942–2020)
circumstances in an attack on his home. Duch was the only witness and suspected Pol Pot of instigating it. He sold all his possessions, secured a transfer to Svay
Kang_Kek_Iew
Political party in India
Mengistu Mugabe Nagy Namboodiripad Neto Nkrumah Nosaka Ortega Pieck Pollitt Pol Pot Qasim Rákosi Sankara Stalin Taraki Thälmann Thorez Tito Togliatti Ulbricht
Communist_Party_of_India
1871 revolutionary city council in France
its ideology on the radically egalitarian nature of the Paris Commune. Pol Pot, the leader of Khmer Rouge was also inspired by Paris Commune and said
Paris_Commune
1991 book by Michael Haas
Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States: The Faustian Pact is a 1991 book by Michael Haas, then professor of political science at the University of Hawaii
Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States
Cambodia,_Pol_Pot,_and_the_United_States
Vast defensive belt along the Cambodian-Thai border
Protected by the Thai state, and with powerful foreign connections, Pol Pot's virtually intact militia of about 30,000 to 35,000 troops regrouped and
K5_Plan
City-state in ancient Greece
Slavoj. "The True Hollywood Left". www.lacan.com. Kiernan, Ben. "Hitler, Pol Pot, and Hutu Power: Distinguishing Themes of Genocidal Ideology" (PDF). p
Sparta
Established by the People's Republic of Kampuchea
People's Republic of Kampuchea in 1979 to try the Khmer Rouge leaders Pol Pot and Ieng Sary in absentia for genocide. The tribunal began seven months
People's Revolutionary Tribunal (Cambodia)
People's_Revolutionary_Tribunal_(Cambodia)
1760s legal maxim by William Blackstone
Philip (8 February 2005). Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare. Macmillan. pp. 299, 496. ISBN 978-0-8050-6662-3. Henri Locard, Pol Pot's Little Red Book: The Sayings
Blackstone's_ratio
Australian-born American historian (born 1953)
in Kampuchea, 1942–1981. Zed Books Ltd. Kiernan, Ben (2004) [1985]. How Pol Pot Came to Power: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Communism in Cambodia, 1930–1975
Ben_Kiernan
Australian journalist (1939–2023)
works in this form include Year Zero (1979), about the aftermath of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, and Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy (1993)
John_Pilger
1863–1953 French protectorate in southeast Asia
only a few countries (such as China and North Korea) with Saloth Sâr ("Pol Pot") as its leader. During the 19th century, the kingdom of Cambodia had been
French protectorate of Cambodia
French_protectorate_of_Cambodia
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