17‚ 1975‚ Communist dictator Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge into the the capital city of Phnom Penh‚ Cambodia. As people fled the capital‚ the Khmer Rouge took control of the Cambodian government‚ establishing their rule shrouded in blood and murder. Their goal: turn the country of Cambodia into a communist agrarian utopia. Although the Khmer Rouge only held power for four years‚ it was an incredibly brutal time. The Khmer Rouge murdered between 1.7 to 2.2 million people in an attempt to create their
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Pol Pot Speech History Assessment My name is Pol Pot‚ but I wasn’t always born with this name. I was born as Saloth Sar‚ I was the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge (also known as the Red Cambodians). I was responsible for the deaths of over 25% of Cambodia’s population between 1975-1979. In just four years I killed
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centuries‚ wars continue to occur throughout the world‚ there are multiple wars that we all forget. The Cambodian Civil War: Pol Pot was one of the major war and the only a small number survived the War. Those survived are now close to retirement as the Cambodian Civil War: Pol Pot War ended in 1979. Not many people know about the war as few survived and only some people are willing to talk about the Pol Pot War because it brings back “terrible” memories. Chou Onn‚ 58 is one of the lucky handfuls who survived
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caused the downfall of their country’s economy. This includes the increase of poverty along with the increase of death rates. The two dictators we chose were Pol Pot‚ dictator of Cambodia and Idi Amin Dada the president of Uganda. Both were different ‚but much alike in certain ways. Pol Pot (Saloth Sar) Pol pot (aka Saloth Sar) was a Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 to 1997. From 1963 to 1981‚ he served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea. As such
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playing in this simulation was Wai Cheng who is a Chinese diplomat. At the time of the simulation‚ China and Cambodia were close allies as both regimes were communist. Cheng is well acquainted with most of the Khmer Rouge‚ however‚ does not defend Pol Pot and his actions during the time of his reign. My overall goal is to ensure that the Khmer Rouge is not made as the scapegoat. Therefore the pressing issue I will seek to negotiate is accountability; who should be prosecuted and how? Cheng also believes
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Pol Pot- Dictator of Cambodia Pol Pot was a Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976-1979. Pol pot or Saloth Sar‚ was born in 1925 in a small village north of the cambodian capital called Prek sbauv. His family owned 50 acres of rice. In 1934 Pol Pot moved to Phnom Penh‚ where he spent a year at a Buddhist monastery before attending a French Catholic primary school. His Cambodian education continued until 1949‚ when he went to Paris on a scholarship. While there‚ he studied radio technology and became
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Holocaust and Pol Pot in Cambodia were both horrible events in history. They were both similar and different in many ways. In both events victims were sealed from the outside world. Women‚ men‚ and children were being overworked and starved. And even after all the hard work thousands of them were being killed. Both leaders had different plans‚ but one thing they both had in mind was genocide. In both events the victims were being sealed off from the outside world. In Cambodia‚ Pol Pot wanted all culture
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The Rise and Fall of Pol Pot Pol Pot‚ infamous for his connection to the Khmer Rouge that identified with communism‚ held power in Cambodia from 1975-1979. Although‚ this is only a short period of time‚ he undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the Cambodian population. Pol Pot’s revolution failed to increase the level of Human Rights and wealth for the Khmer people. Pol Pot and his party became obsessed with eliminating “enemies” of the Khmer Rouge from the population. They devastated any chance
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evil person? In the 1900’s many people died in the hands of evil people. These evil minds would create a change in the world through their inhumane actions. The evil deeds were around the world during this time. From Germany‚ Cambodia‚ or in South America. These evil minds wanted to create a new world in their own image or‚ have their sexual desires fulfilled. These evil people were all in the wrong because of the way they treated their people. These evil people were not identical but they did horrible
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The Khmer Rouge‚ a horrifying experience for the people who were there during those times. Some people were lucky to escape into Thailand but‚ the people who were not lucky were in hell. Pol Pot‚ the leader of the Khmer Rouge over threw the king of Cambodia and stated that “1975 was year zero for his country‚ resetting the culture of Cambodian people and wiping away old traditions and history so that revolutionaries could rebuild the nation.” “Banks‚ churches‚ schools‚ newspapers‚ radio‚ television
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