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Saloth Sar (Pol Pot) and the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia May 13, 1976 .
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∙ 13y agoPol Pot was born on May 19, 1925.
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What are some events on pol pot from college to Vietnam?
SEE: Biography on Pol Pot.
What would have happened if Vietnam had not invaded cambodia?
Then Cambodia is no more. Thanks to Pol Pot and his PLAN.
Will the US ever say sorry to the descendants of Pol Pot's victims for supporting him over Vietnam?
My guess is that it is most unlikely that any formal apologies will be made.
Who was pol pot married to?
Mrs. Pol Pot
Who supported Pol Pot?
Pol Pot ( Saloth Sat ) was supported by Mao Zedong in China. His Red Khmer took power in April 1975 during the fall of South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Laos. Pol Pot and his revolutionaries were greeted by many Cambodians who had enough of the ruling monarchy!Mao Zedong in China knew that Pol Pot was a support of his agrarian based Stalinist ideology. Also Pol Pot stood in opposition to Moscow based Stalinism. United Vietnam was based on Soviet Stalinism and this strengthen his hatred for Vietnamese. The Red Khmer were also nationalists and Khmer supremacists.By 1978 they had killed thousands of Vietnamese peasants and more then 1,3 million of their own people. Vietnam invaded Cambodia in December 1978 and forced Pol Pot into the jungle.But because of the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, Pol Pot found new allies. Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher opposed the ''Socialist'' Republic of Vietnam and they choose to support the Red Khmer. Pol Pot made a coalition with Khmer monarchists to fight the People's Republic of Kampuchea. In the UN, the USA and British made sure that only Pol Pot's flag was allowed to fly. Until 1993 the seat of Cambodia in the UN was taken by a Pol Pot supporter.The main supporters of Pol Pot until 1993 were- Mao Zedong ( until 1976 )- Ronald Reagan- Margaret Thatcher
How tall was Pol Pot?
Pol Pot was about 5'9'' tall.
What is Pol Pot's birthday?
Pol Pot was born on May 19, 1925.
What is the birth name of Pol Pot?
Pol Pot's birth name is Saloth Sar.
How much did Pol Pot weigh?
Pol Pot weight consisted of 194 pounds.
How did Pol Pot come to power and what did he promise the people of Cambodia?
Pol Pot did not want to have power of cambodia, since he was working with the cambodian government every else had a place they were chose,so the only place left for Pol Pot was having control over cambodia and that is all.......
Is pol pot died?
Pol Pot (Saloth Sar) died April 15 , 1998 .
When did Pol Pot die?
Pol Pot died on April 15, 1998 at the age of 72.
