Pol Pot (ប៉ុលពត), born Saloth Sar (សាឡុត ស) on May 19, 1925, was the leader of the Khmer Rouge and the prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979. His radical communist regime orchestrated one of the deadliest genocides of the 20th century, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2 million… Read More Pol Pot: The Architect of Cambodia’s Killing Fields
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (សារមន្ទីរឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ទួលស្លែង), located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, stands as a somber testament to the atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime (1975–1979). Once a high school known as Tuol Svay Prey, the site was transformed into Security Prison 21 (S-21), one of the most brutal interrogation and detention centers in history.… Read More Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Norodom Sihanouk (នរោត្តម សីហនុ) (1922–2012) was one of the most complex and influential figures in Cambodian history. A king, a prince, a prime minister, a film director, and a political survivor, Sihanouk’s life mirrored the tumultuous journey of Cambodia itself—from French protectorate to independence, through the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, and into the modern… Read More Norodom Sihanouk: the Father of the Independence of Cambodia