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Bookmark or Share- Khmer Rouge | Facts, Leadership, Genocide, & Death TollKhmer Rouge, a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The movement came to power after a civil war allowed it to establish a government in Cambodia’s capital. While in power the Khmer Rouge was one of the most brutal Marxist governments in the 20th century, killing 1.5–2 million people.
- Cambodian genocide | Description, Killing Fields, & Facts1976 - 1978. Location: Cambodian genocide, systematic murder of up to three million people in Cambodia from 1976 to 1978 that was carried out by the Khmer Rouge government under Pol Pot. Immediately after World War II, the Americans and the French fought wars against communism in Korea and Vietnam, respectively.
- 16 Years, 3 Convictions: The Khmer Rouge Trials Come to an EndBy Seth Mydans. Sept. 22, 2022. For more than 15 years, a court in a military camp on the outskirts of Phnom Penh worked to bring some measure of justice for the horrors that killed nearly a...
- Khmer Rouge: What did a 16-year genocide trial achieve? - BBCThe special tribunal in Cambodia set up to examine atrocities under the fanatical rule of the Khmer Rouge has held its final hearing, upholding the 2018 conviction for genocide and crimes...
- Khmer Rouge: Regime Origins, Timeline, and Fall - ThoughtCoThe Khmer Rouge was a brutal communist regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The regime was founded and led by the ruthless Marxist dictator Pol Pot. The regime carried out the Cambodian Genocide, a social purification effort that resulted in the deaths of as many as 2 million people.
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