Ideologically a Maoist and Khmer ethnonationalist, Pot was a leader of Cambodia's Communist movement, known as the Khmer Rouge, from 1963 to 1997. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea from 1963 to 1981, during which Cambodia was converted into a one-party state.

Apr 11, 2025 · Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge’s totalitarian regime (1975–79) in Cambodia responsible for the deaths of more than one million Cambodians. His radical communist government forced the mass evacuations of cities and left a legacy of brutality and impoverishment.

Nov 9, 2009 · Explore 10 facts about a great ruler who was equal parts military genius, political statesman and bloodthirsty terror. The life story of one of the world's most mysterious & ruthless mass...

Pol Pot (born Saloth Sâr; 25 May 1925 or 1928 – 15 April 1998) was a Cambodian revolutionary and politician who governed Cambodia as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979.

Jan 10, 2025 · Responsible for one of the world’s most brutal episodes, Pol Pot ruled over Cambodia, bringing death and ruin to millions in his quest to create a new society.

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Pol Pot, the architect of Cambodia’s killing fields, dies of apparently natural causes while serving a life sentence imposed against him by his own Khmer Rouge.

Dec 29, 2021 · The leader of the Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot was Cambodia's Prime Minister in the late 1970s during the Killing Fields that led up to 2 million deaths. Inside the 1970s Cambodian genocide that the U.S. may have helped fund.

Oct 2, 2024 · Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge, caused the deaths of millions and left a lasting impact on Cambodia by implementing radical agrarian reforms and targeting intellectuals. Pol Pot’s regime was overthrown in 1979, but his ideologies continue to influence extremist movements, serving as a harrowing reminder of the horrors of totalitarianism.