Cambodia

THE POL POT RULE OF CAMBODIA “The worst blow fell in 1975, when the Khmer Rouge (red Khmer) guerrillas under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic and established Democratic Kampuchea.” The Khmer Rouge were, at least partially, a reaction to the loss of political power and the social disorder brought on by the regional wars of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as an extreme and localized response to the growing question of …showed first 75 words of 1347 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1347 total…as “New People,” the total death toll was about 29%, while for all “Old People” it was 16%. One estimate indicates that as many as 400,000 people may have died in the Eastern Cambodian Zone, a death toll of 27%. Clearly, those who fit the allowed definition of Khmer suffered somewhat less than members of minorities or groups contaminated by “foreign influence”, who bore the wrath of the regime that committed one of the century's worst crimes against humanity.