Pol Pot

Saloth Sar (May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998), better known as Pol Pot, was the ruler of the Khmer Rouge and the Prime Minister of Cambodia (officially Democratic Kampuchea during his rule) from 1976 to 1979, having been de facto leader since mid-1975.

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During his time in power Pol Pot created an aggressive regime of agricultural reform, designed to create a utopian Communist society. Today the excesses of his government are widely blamed for causing the deaths of up to two million Cambodians, although estimates vary significantly.

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