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Explore the dark legacy of Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge, responsible for the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s. Learn about his brutal regime.

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    Cambodia Suffered A Horrific Genocide Under The Khmer Rouge

    Between 1975 and 1979, the Pol Pot regime executed or starved an estimated 1.5 to 3 million Cambodians, nearly a quarter of the population. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek memorial stand as chilling reminders of this dark period.