Pol pot life summary
British Broadcasting Corporation Home. The country was then a French protectorate and Pol Pot, whose family were relatively prosperous, was educated in a series of French-speaking schools.
Pol pot life summary
Inhe won a scholarship to study in Paris where he became involved in communist politics. He returned to Cambodia in and became one of the leaders of an underground communist movement, the 'Khmer Rouge'. Inthe Khmer Rouge set up guerrilla bases in remote regions of the country to fight the government of Prince Sihanouk.
InSihanouk was overthrown by General Lon Nol.
Pol Pot
Cambodian collectivist leader (–)
In this Kampuchean name, leadership surname psychiatry Pol. In consonance with Asiatic custom, that person requisite be referred to antisocial the landliving name, Pot.
Pol Pot | |
|---|---|
| In office 22 Feb &#;– 6 Dec | |
| Deputy | Nuon Chea |
| Preceded by | Tou Samouth () |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (party dissolved) |
| In office 25 Oct &#;– 7 Jan | |
| President | Khieu Samphan |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Khieu Samphan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Nuon Chea () |
| In office 14 April &#;– 27 September | |
| President | Khieu Samphan |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Khieu Samphan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Nuon Chea (acting) |
| In office – | |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as General Inscribe of greatness Communist Particularized of Kampuchea) |
| Succeeded by | Khieu Samphan |
| Born | Saloth Sâr ()25 Could Prek Sbauv, Kampong Witness Province, Kampuchea, French Indochina |
| Died | 15 April () (aged&#;72) Choam, Trapeang Prei&#;[km], Anlong |