Chan Chakrey

Y00097

Chan

Chakrey

BKI 126 A, B, p. 354 / BKI 159 A-D, pp. 420, 421, 422 / BKI 202, pp. 3218, 3220 / BKI 146, p. 552 / BKI 113 (iv), pp. 164, 166 / BKI 205, p. 3279 / BKI, p. 499 / PPP, pp. 299, 343 / PPP, pp. 285, 301-

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Male

Moeung Heng ;type of rel.: W ; (BK, PPR, p. 32)

;notes: studied "at the Pali school" in Phnom Penh (BKI 159 A-D, p. 421)

.246 ;notes: monk at Langka Pagoda in Phnom Penh (DC, BK, p. 176) ~ .246 ;notes: monk, "Chakrey originally was a monk in Phnom Penh and studied there" (BKI 159 A-D, p. 420)

E (BKI 126 A, B, p. 354) ~ E, 24, 1970???? (BKI 159 A-D, p. 421) ~ C ;notes: "1st Division was transferred to the Center, along with Chakrey in the akeasenatikar (general staff)" (BKI 159 A-D, p. 422) ~ E, 25 (BKI 202, p. 3218) ~ E (BKI 146, p. 552) ~ E (DC, BK, p. 169) ~ E (BK, PPR, p. 32) ~ SW, 25, Chhbar Ampeou (BKI 203, p. 3307)

military (BKI 113 (iv), p. 164 ; BKI 126 A, B, p. 354 ; BKI 146, p. 552 ; BKI 202, p. 3218 ; BKI 205, p. 3279 ; DC, BK, p. 169 ; BK, PPR, p. 32) ~ military, 1970 (BKI 159 A-D, p. 421) ~ political (BKI 113 (iv), p. 164 ; BKI 202, p. 3218) ~ military (BKI 2

1st and 2nd Eastern Zone Divisions (BKI 126 A, B, p. 354) ~ Eastern Zone 1st Division commander (division chief)(BKI 159 A-D, p. 421-422) ~ Highway 1 Front forces, 1970???? - 1975???? (BKI 113 (iv), p. 164) ~ 1st Division, 173rd Regiment, 1975???? (BK, PPR, p. 32) ~ 1st Division, Eastern Zone (BKI 203, p. 3307)

direct commander of 173rd Regiment, Region 25, 1973???? (BKI 202, p. 3218) ~ Front President, Front Committee of Region 25 (BKI 202, p. 3218) ~ commander of Khmer Rumdos, Eastern Zone (DC, BK, p. 158) ~ in charge of all Eastern Zone troops during the war (BKI 113 (iv), p. 166) ~ commander of the Eastern Zone 1st and 2nd Divisions (BKI 126 A,B, p. 354)

head of a division in the Eastern Zone, 1973???? (BKI 146, p. 552) ~ formerly an Eastern Zone military commander, commander of the 170th Center Division, and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea (PPP, p. 343) ~ deputy chief of the general staff, 197507?? ;notes: was appointed (DC, BK, p. 169) ~ Commander, 1st Division, 173rd Regiment, Eastern Zone, 1975???? (BK, PPR, p. 32) ~ Deputy Chief of General Staff, ended 19760419 (BK, PPR, p. 101) ~ "Mere cadre with the division general staff", 19750419 (BK, PPR, p. 322) ~ commander of the Eastern Zone 1st and 2nd Divisions until 1975 (BKI 126 A, B, p. 354) ~ appointed at rank of general commander of the whole country, 197????? ;notes: after 1975 (BKI 113 (iv), p. 164)

Son Sen ;notes: defense minister (DC, BK, p. 169)

Heng Samrin ;notes: Deputy Commander (BK, PPR, p. 32) ~ Heng Samrin (BKI 202, p. 3218)

;code: 4.0, arrested (BKI 159 A-D, p. 424)

;code: 4.0, arrested, 1977???? (BKI 113(iv), p. 164) ~ arrested in Phnom Penh, 19760519 (PPP, pp. 301, 343) ~ named by Pol Pot as a traitor (PPP, pp. 302-303) ~ ;code: 4.0, arrested (BKI 159 A-D, p. 424) ~ The Center ;code: 04.0, arrested, 19760519 (BK,

Originally a monk in Phnom Penh and studied there. He was involved in the revolutionary movement from that time on, 1963????-1965???? (BKI 159 A-D, p. 420) ~ "Had lived in Vietnam in 1968 to 1969 when things were tight, that's all" (BKI 159 A-D, p. 422) ~ reassigned to the Center from the 1st Division committee after 1975 (BKI 202, p. 3218) ~ "Brought a Division from the East to fight in Region 25 on Highway 1. Didn't quarrel with Non Suon", 1973???? (BKI 146, p. 552) ~ under torture, he allegedly implicated Ly Phen (political commissar of the Eastern Zone forces)in co-ordinating a plot to seize Prey Veng and Svay Rieng Provinces while Chakrey took Phnom Penh (DC, BK, p. 169) ~ joined Chhouk in National Liberation Front zone in South Vietnam, 196????? ;notes: late 1960s (DC, BK, p. 169) ~ In July and August of 1974, the Southwest's 11th Brigade clashed with Chakrey's 1st Eastern Brigade, based in Region 24 (DC, BK, p. 177) ~ attended Eastern Zone meeting, 19750404 ;notes: "Chakrey was called to an Eastern Zone meeting to receive instructions from the Center" (BK, PPR, p. 32-33)

According to Ros Chhun, Chakrey planned to stage a coup ;notes: "That straight after liberation there was a military coup by friend Chakrey who planned to stage a coup" (BKI 205, p. 3279) ~ "Chakrey had been opposed to Pol Pot since 1974...he really was preparing a rebellion in 1976" (BKI, p. 499) ~ disagreed with party line ;notes: "He requested,...that the people have freedom rights instead of these cooperatives. Asked for wats, markets, money, normal freedom of movement. Active secretly at all levels but openly only at the top level, that is why he ran into trouble" (BKI 113 (iv), p. 164) ~ "But Tath said that Chakrey wrote a letter, saying 'pia kuor aoy song sai' (something suspicious)in instructing his troops. Friend Tath read it and song sai (suspected), saying, what does this mean? Then they met about the word, and decided that Chakrey had ordered his troops to rebel" (BKI 159 A-D, p. 420) ~ It was alleged "that straight after liberation there was a military coup by friend Chakrey, who planned to stage a coup. They propagandized that he was a traitor of the Soviet CIA" (BKI 205, p. 3279) ~ was arrested with two members of hisdivisional staff and one regimental commander in Phnom Penh in May 1976; was taken to Tuol Sleng; was accused of exploding grenades behind the Royal Palace and firing on the National Museum, 197605?? (DC, BK, p. 169 ) ~ accused in a report by Duch of Center Security of alleged conspiracy with Chhouk, Ly Phen, and others (hoarding gold and explosives, distributing leaflets)(DC, BK, p. 183) ~ "Unhappy with developments" in the Communist Party of Kampuchea ;notes: according to reports received by the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh (BK, PPR, p. 67) ~ suspected by Pol Pot of treason ;notes: "some say that Chakrey wanted to carry out a coup against Pol Pot while Pol Pot was out of Phnom Penh at a meeting somewhere. But according to my observations this came from people arrested who were forced to say it" (BKI 159 A-D, p. 419)

;entered: 1977???? (BKI 113 (iv), p. 164)

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