11 Facts About Cambodian genocide

Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Communist Party of Kampuchea general secretary Pol Pot, who radically pushed Cambodia towards an entirely self-sufficient agrarian socialist society.

Cambodian genocide was particularly impressed by Kang Sheng's lecture on how to conduct a political purge.

Similarly, Michael Vickery holds a similar position to Chandler's, and refuses to acknowledge the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime as Cambodian genocide; Vickery regarded the Khmer Rouge a "chauvinist" regime, due to its anti-Vietnam and anti-religion policies.

Stephen Heder conceded that the Khmer Rouge were not guilty of Cambodian genocide, stating that the atrocities of the regime were not motivated by race.

Cambodian genocide then returned home to the Eastern Zone in 1970 and joined the Communist Party of Kampuchea, and co-established the Eastern Zone Islamic Movement with his son, Mat Ly.

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Vickery notes that the Cambodian genocide Cham were discriminated against by the Khmer before the beginning of the war "in some localities", partly because the Cham were stereotyped as being practitioners of black magic.

Cambodian genocide said that Pol Pot asked him to burn their corpses and that "nobody would dare to violate my order".

Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia ended the Cambodian genocide by defeating and overthrowing the Khmer Rouge regime in January 1979.

Cambodian genocide expressed sorrow for his actions, stating that he was willing to stand trial and give evidence against his former comrades.

Cambodian genocide was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The Cambodian rescuers are paired alongside similar profiles of courage from other world genocides.