Cambodian genocide
The Cambodian genocide (Khmer: ហាយនភាពខ្មែរ or ការប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរ, French: Génocide cambodgien) was the mass killing of Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Pol Pot who pushed Cambodia towards communism. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979. This was a quarter of Cambodia's 1975 population (c. 7.8 million).
| Cambodian genocide | |
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 Skulls of victims of the Cambodian genocide | |
| Location | Democratic Kampuchea |
| Date | 17 April 1975 – 7 January 1979 (3 years, 8 months and 20 days) |
| Attack type | Genocide, classicide, politicide, ethnic cleansing, extrajudicial killings, torture, famine, forced labor, human experimentation, forced disappearances, deportation, crimes against humanity |
| Deaths | 1.5 to 2 million |
| Perpetrator(s) | Khmer Rouge |
To push its goals, the Khmer Rouge emptied the cities and forced Cambodians to relocate to labor camps in the countryside, where mass executions, forced labor, physical abuse, malnutrition, and disease happened.[1][2]
External Links
Media related to Cambodian genocide at Wikimedia Commons
Cambodian Genocide Media
Romanian President Nicolae Ceaucescu and his wife, Elena, meeting with Cambodian Prime minister Pol Pot, Cambodian President Khieu Samphan, and Khmer Rouge cabinet members.(28-30.V.1978).
Mao Zedong, Peng Zhen, Norodom Sihanouk and Liu Shaoqi (1965).
Rooms of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contain thousands of photos taken by the Khmer Rouge of their victims.
A Chankiri Tree. The sign reads "Chankiri Tree against which executioners beat children"
Impact of the genocide on the country's average life expectancy
The tribunal's main building with the court room
Tuol Sleng genocide museum
Photo from genocide museum
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References
- ↑ "How Red China Supported the Brutal Khmer Rouge". Vision Times. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Chandler, David (2018-05-04). A History of Cambodia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-96406-0.