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
Cambodian genocide
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

Cambodian Genocide Media

References

  1. "How Red China Supported the Brutal Khmer Rouge". Vision Times. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. Chandler, David (2018-05-04). A History of Cambodia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-96406-0.