Cambodian
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- From April 17, 1975, to January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. Nearly two million people died under the rule of the fanatical Communist movement, which imposed a ruthless agenda of forced labor, thought control, and mass execution on Cambodia.
- The Khmer Rouge began their reign with the murder of surrendering officials of the former government and the brutal emptying of the capital and other cities.
- Not even members of the Khmer Rouge were safe. The movement killed thousands of its own as suspected traitors and spies for foreign powers. In time, gross mismanagement of the economy led to shortages of food and medicine, and untold numbers of Cambodians succumbed to disease and starvation.
- Under threat of death, the residents were forced to relocate to the countryside where they would live in communes and work as unpaid laborers under impossible conditions. Those who refused to leave their homes or didn’t vacate quickly enough(including the sick and elderly) were killed. Factories, schools, and hospitals were shut down and people were stripped of allcivil rights. Religion was banned and temples were destroyed. Music and radios were forbidden. Anyone perceived to be in opposition—including doctors, lawyers, teachers, and other educated and professional people—was eliminated along with all “un-communist” elements of Cambodian society.
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