BIOGRAPHY

Ros Nhim

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Record No :
លេខកំណត់ត្រា :
Y01084
Y01084
Last Name :
Ros
First Name :
Nhim
Source of Documents / Information :
BKI 159 A, B, C, D, pp. 395, 396, 402 / PPP, pp. 7, 230-231, 283-284, 289-292, 297, 339, 341 / EB, WWO, pp. 193-4, 250, 318 / BK, PPR, pp. 51, 90, 92, 216, 328n87, 351, 417, 445, 474 / BK, HPP, pp. 97
Other Name :
Comrade Nhim ;
Gender :
ភេទ :
Male
ប្រុស
Birth and Death
Date of Birth :
;notes: "he was nearly 50" (BKI 74 (i), p. 2096)
Birth Place :
;notes: "heard he was born near Kompong Cham" (BKI 74 (i), p. 2096)
Death Date :
197806?? ; (BK, PPR, p. 445)
Death Place :
Phnom Penh ;notes: Tuol Sleng prison (BK, PPR, p. 445)
Relative Information
Relatives :
Khnang ;type of rel.: S ; (BK, PPR, p. 90) ~ Diel ;type of rel.: S ; (BK, PPR, p. 417)
History / Roles
Political Party / Org :
alleged "Vice-President of the Worker's Party" (PPP, p. 230) ~ CPK (EB, WWO, p. 193) ~ In 1951, in charge of the military affairs committee for the United Issarak Front's operations in the Northwest (BK, HPP, p. 97)
DK Zone 75-79 :
NW (PPP, p. 248) ~ NW (EB, WWO, p. 193) ~ NW, 1975???? (BK, PPR, p. 51) ~ NW (BK, HPP, p. 97) ~ NW (BKI 74 (i), p. 2096)
DK ORG Type 75-79 :
military, 1975???? (BK, PPR, p. 51) ~ political, 1975???? (BK, PPR, p. 90, 92) ~ military (BK, HPP, p. 97)
KR Rank Pre 75 :
member of Central Committee, 1960??? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 396) ~ in charge of Northwest Zone, 1960???? - (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 396) ~ full member of the Communist Party of Kampuchea Central Committee, 1971???? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 402) ~ former member of the Thai Communist Party (PPP, p. 291) ~ a leader on Mt. Veay Chap in 1967 defeating Sihanouk's forces there ;notes: his troops went on to attack Bay Damram on January 18, 1968 (PPP, p. 291) ~ Central Committee (BK, HPP, p. 201) ~ In 1970, head of the Northwest Zone (BK, HPP, p. 315)
KR Rank 75-79 :
CPK Secretary of the Northwest Zone (PPP, p. 230) ~ controlled Regions 3, 4, and 5 from the district to the regional level ;notes: these regions were considered the granary of Kampuchea (PPP, p. 292) ~ Secretary of Northwest Zone (EB, WWO, p. 193) ~ second vice-chairman of state presidium (EB, WWO, p. 194) ~ Communist Party of Kampuchea Secretary in Northwest Zone, 1975????-1978???? (BK, PPR, p. 90) ~ military commander, Northwest Zone, 1975???? (BK, PPR, p. 51) ~ Second Vice-Chairman, State Presidium, 197604?? (BK, PPR, p. 328n87 ) ~ kana peak (chief of Zone committee)of the Northwest Zone ;notes: "Nhim was kana peak of the Northwest... In charge of Batttambang, Pursat - all of the Northwest" (BKI 74 (i), p. 2096 )
Subordinates :
Keu, Deputy Zone Secretary, 1975????-1978???? (BK, PPR, p. 51)
Persecuted By :
CPK Center, 1977???? ;notes: accused by the Center of failing to achieve the agricultural production levels they demanded, and also with "fomenting" the border problems with Thailand (EB, WWO, p. 318) ~ CPK Center, 1977???? ;notes: accused by the Center o
Activity Pre 79 :
member of alleged "new party" created in 1960 with Pol Pot, So Phim, Nuon Chea, and Mok, 1960???? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 395) ~ participated in the anti-French struggle, 1945????-1954???? (PPP, p. 341) ~ met with Hu Nim to establish the army and watch the parade at the Sports Stadium (July 22, 1975)of the People's National Liberation Armed Forces of Kampuchea, which the Organization named "The Revolutionary Army" (PPP, p. 283, 341) ~ was in Samlaut with Ta Kok and Suy, late 1960s (PPP, p. 293) ~ met with Khuon, Doeun and Phim in Phnom Penh in early 1976 (PPP, p. 291) ~ met with Hu Nim during Hu Nim's visit to the Northwest in March 1976; met at Nhim's house, the Office, along Hwy. 10 outside of Battambang. Topics discussed included the policy of self-reliance, water problems (dikes and canals)(PPP, p. 289-290) ~ assigned position of 2nd Vice-President, The State Presidium, on March 30, 1976 at meeting of Party Center (PPP, p. 7) ~ arranged filming for K-33 in 1976 (PPP, p. 290) ~ met with Doeun, Khoun and Phim in Phnom Penh (PPP, p. 291) ~ cited as having asked the party for mercy on the people by not persecuting them and accepting foreign aid ;notes: unconfirmed report (PPP, p. 231) ~ attended a "2-3 day meeting in the railway station", 1960, 19600925 (BKI 159, A, B, C, D, p. 396) ~ reportedly cooperated with Center and Southwest cadre in finding and eliminating cadre suspected of responsibility for poor rice harvest in Northwest Zone, 1976???? (EB, WWO, p. 250) ~ notably moderate; according to a Communist Party of Kampuchea regimental commander, "several members of the party such Hu Nim and Nhim asked the Party to have mercy on the people" (BK, PPR, p. 351) ~ In 1965, after much harrassment by troops, Sambath left for the jungle (BK, HPP, p. 215) ~ In July 1971, a two-week conference was held at Pol Pot's headquarters in the Northern Zone." Sambath was among those who attended (BK, HPP, p. 328) ~ "He didn't like the Vietnamese" (BKI 74 (i), p. 2096) ~ "He and the Northwest cadres were better than the Southwest, because they didn't kill their own people very much" (BKI 74 (i), p. 2096)
Associates :
Pol Pot, 1960???? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 395) ~ So Phim, 1960???? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 395) ~ Nuon Chea, 1960???? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 395) ~ Mok, 1960???? (BKI 159 A, B, C, D, p. 395) ~ Ieng Sary (PPP, p. 7) ~ Vorn Vet (PPP, p. 7) ~ Son Sen (PPP, p. 7) ~ Pol Pot (PPP, p. 7) ~ Khieu Samphan (PPP, p. 7) ~ Chhit Choeun (PPP, p. 7) ~ So Phim (PPP, p. 7) ~ Nuon Chea (PPP, p. 7) ~ Hing, Secretary of Region 5 (PPP, p. 292) ~ Say, in the Zone committee (PPP, p. 292) ~ San, in the Military Command Committee (PPP, p. 292) ~ Chey (PPP, p. 292) ~ Ta Kok (PPP, p. 292)
Prison History :
Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh (BK, PPR, p. 271)
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