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How many were killed in the Cambodian genocide?
- The exact number of people who died (either from torture, execution or starvation is unknown), but estimates range from 200,000 to two million (out of a population of 8,000,000 at the time). The accepted estimates are around one million.
Did any countries get involved to help cambodian genocide?
Most countries were quite aware that the Cambodian democide was going on; they simply did not care to intervene. The US justified its non-intervention by citing exhaustion after the Vietnam War. Ultimately, it was Vietnam that invaded Cambodia and overthrew Pol Pot, ending the Cambodian democide.
What tactics were used in the Cambodian genocide?
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Who did the Khmer Rouge target during the Cambodian genocide?
Because Pol Pot wanted to eliminate all traces of the corrupt former regime and start fresh at year zero, he targeted intellectuals, professionals, government before the reign ( non-communists) and even people that were considered literate, or known to be educated.
How did other countries in Asia react to the genocide in Cambodia?
Most countries, while expressing "regret and sadness" did not actually do anything about the Cambodian genocide. The only party that intervened was the Communist Vietnamese army, which after having a number of border skirmishes with the Khmer Rouge, took the opportunity to evict them from Phnom Penh and end the genocide, 4 years and 1.5 Million Cambodians later.
What does the name pol pot actually mean?
Pol Pot was a brutal communist dictator who seized power in Cambodia (formerly known as Kampuchea) in 1975. he became prime minister of the "new communist government" with his legion known as the Khmer Rouge in 1976. he was a vicious ruler and implemented forced labor,caused famine(starvation),and executed between 1.5 million to 2 million people in the country. at that time this number was more than 20% of the population. I'm really not sure what his name "MEANS", but his birth name is Saloth Sar.
Who was victimized in the Cambodian genocide?
It seems that South Vietnam knew of the Khmer Rouge plot to return Cambodia to a peasant state, exterminating the educated and intellient in what became known as the killing fields. They eventually acted, after 4 years of horror for the Cambodian people overthrowing the Khmer Rouge and leader Pol Pot. The real tragedy here is that there is little justice for the victims. Pol Pot died peacefully with no retribution whatsoever for his crimes. Below are the details.
TimeLocationPerpetratorsVictimsNumber of victims1975 to 1979CambodiaKhmer RougePublic1.7 to 2 million
This massacre of almost 25% of the population of Cambodia was perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge during the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) communist regime headed by the late Pol Pot. 2 Their goal was to forcibly convert Cambodia into a peasant state.
Intellectuals were particularly targeted. "The Cambodian genocide is unique, though, in that for many years it remained largely undocumented, and is only now being investigated for the purposes of bringing its perpetrators to justice." 3Tens of thousands of pages of records, over 10,000 photos, and other material are being systematically documented by specialists at Yale University, the Documentation Center of Cambodia, and the University of New South Wales. Included are maps showing the locations of more than 5,000 mass grave sites -- the "killing fields."
After a delay of almost three and a half decades, genocide trials began on 2009-FEB-17 with the trial of Kaing Kech leu, a.k.a. Duch. He headed the S-21 torture center in Tuoi Dlrnh during the 1970s. Between 1975 and 1979, about 17,000 men, women and children were sent to the interrogation center. Only 14 adults and 5 children survived. Four other trials will follow: Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's "Brother Number Two"; Ieng Sary, the Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister; his wife Ieng Thirith, who was Minister of Social Affairs; and Khieu Samphan, who served as President. 15 The Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, died peacefully in 1998 without having been brought to justice.
How many deaths was Pol Pot responsible for?
Historians will almost always say millions; but no one will ever know for sure. The US kept a fairly accurate body count...and yet that was flawed. There was instances in which GI's counted less than a dozen communist (enemy) bodies on the battlefield, but the written or over-heard verbal radio count was higher (an example of a flawed system). If the US can make such exaggerations, so can other nations (countries).
Who was to blame for the cambodian genocide?
It was the Pol Pot goverment as he turned into a extremist Darwinian, he took the "Survival of the fittest" motto to heart as Hitler and Stalin did. Surviving the Pol Pot genocide was next to impossible. Once a group was rounded none of them was ever released. After torture and interrogation, sometimes stretching over several months, all of these men, women and children were brutally put to death. The Khmer Rouge in retreat had some help from American relief agencies - 20,000 to 40,000 guerrillas who reached Thailand received food aid -and the West also ensured that the Khmer Rouge (rather than the Vietnam-backed communist government) held on to Cambodia's seat in the United Nations: the Cold War continued to dictate what allegiances and priorities were made.
What government did Pol Pot lead in the 20th century?
He didn't invade any country. With backing from the PRC (China), he overthrew the government of Cambodia. He was later ousted by an invasion by the Vietnamese.
Did pol pot have any children?
He had at least one. A daughter who was a teenager at the time of his death. She is visible on the footage of his house arrest and later, his cremation. Chillingly, Ta Mok (Pol Pot's successor) says that he doesn't know what to do with her.
He was the leader of the Cambodian communist movement known as the Khmer Rouge and the de facto leader of Cambodia in mid-1975. During his time in power, Pol Pot imposed a version of agrarian collectivization, forcing city dwellers to relocate to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labor projects, toward a goal of "restarting civilization".
The combined effects of slave labor, malnutrition, poor medical care, and executions resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.5 million people, approximately 21% of the Cambodian population.
By some views he ranks behind only Hitler and Stalin as the worst mass murderer of the 20th century.
What events occurred leading up the the Cambodian genocide?
The Cambodian genocide, between 1975 to 1979, started when a Communist group, Khmer Rouge, seized control of Cambodia. The leader, Pol Pot, exercised extreme martial law on the people and executed adults and children across the country.
How many casualties died in the bombing of cambodia?
"As many as 750,000 Cambodians died over the years 1970-1974, from American B-52 bombers..." According to A World Without Genocide at William Mitchell College of Law.
Where is telephone country code 855?
Country code +855 (dialed as 00 855 from many places) is Cambodia.
Phnom Penh is area code +855 23.
Mobile numbers begin with +855 1, +855 8, or +855 9.
(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
How long was Cambodia called the Khmer Republic?
The Khmer Republic was proclaimed on 9 October 1970, and surrendered to the Khmer Rouge on the morning of 17 April 1975. Most of its leadership was executed almost immediately.
What is the summary of Khmer empire?
Khmer Empire era was a greatest period in Cambodian history. Cambodia owned many lands that present day are Thailand, Laos, Vietnam (most parts).
The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia, based in what is now Cambodia and flourishing from the 9th to the 15th century. The empire, which grew out of former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city during the empire's zenith. Angkor bears testimony to the Khmer empire's immense power and wealth, as well as the variety of belief systems that it patronised over time. The empire's official religions included Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism, until Theravada Buddhism prevailed, even among the lower classes, after its introduction from Sri Lanka in the 13th century. Modern researches by satellites have revealed Angkor to be the largest pre-industrial urban center in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Empire or
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/seasia/khmer.html
