Attribution
Pol Pot
Pol Pot (born Saloth Sâr, 1925–1998) was a Cambodian politician and revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's Communist movement. He ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 until his overthrow in 1979 during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Under his one-party state, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated the Cambodian genocide, in which an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people died.
Offices held
2 terms, Apr 14, 1976 – Jan 7, 1979
Preceded by
Khieu Samphan Succeeded by
Pen Sovan
Khieu Samphan Succeeded by
Pen Sovan
2 terms
- Apr 14, 1976 – Sep 27, 1976 Preceded by Khieu Samphan Succeeded by Nuon Chea
- Oct 25, 1976 – Jan 7, 1979 Preceded by Nuon Chea Succeeded by Pen Sovan
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