Pol Pot

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Pot

BKI 127 A, p. 222 / BKI 158 B, pp. 435, 439, 441, 442 / BKI 10 (i), p. 2000 / BKI, pp. 493, 499e / PPP, pp. 7-8, 228, 232, 251, 288, 295, 302, 343 / EB, WWO, pp. 43-45, 67-70, 91-103, 110, 112-128, 13

Saloth Sar ;

Male

Kampong Thom Province (EB, WWO, p. 67)

Khieu Ponnary ;type of rel.: W ; (PPP, p. 228) ~ Khieu Ponnary ;type of rel.: W ; (EB, WWO, p. 21) ~ Loth Suong ;type of rel.: B ; (EB, WWO, p. 67) ~ Ieng Sary ;type of rel.: BL ; (EB, WWO, p. 103) ~ Khieu Thirith ;type of rel.: SL ; (EB, WWO, p. 103)

;notes: studied in Paris in the 1950's (PPP, p. 228) ~ ;notes: 6 years at a pagoda school in Phnom Penh until age 11; completed high school equivalent in 1944 and enrolled in technical school to study carpentry in Phnom Penh (EB, WWO, p. 67) ~ , 1949????-1953???? ;notes: studied in Paris (EB, WWO, p. 70)

.23 ;notes: sastracya (teacher)in Chamroeun Vichea high school, pre-1963 or pre-1964 (BKI 10 (i), p. 2000) ~ , 1953???? ;notes: secretary of Tou Samouth (BKI, p. 493)

Pracheachon, or 'Plough' Party (BKI 10 (i), p. 2000) ~ CPK (EB, WWO, p. 43)

3rd ranking position in Worker's Party of Kampuchea, 1960???? (EB, WWO, pp. 107, 108) ~ elected party secretary of Worker's Party of Kampuchea (EB, WWO, p. 112)

confirmed member of CPK Standing Committee, 1976???? (PPP, p. 342) ~ Chairman of CPK's military committee (EB, WWO, p. 43)

, 1976???? ;notes: in late 1976, at the economics conference he named Chakrey, Chhouk, Ly Phen and Ya as traitors. They were later "smashed" (PPP, p. 7) ~ ;code: 1.57, genocide, 1978???? ;notes: oversaw purge of Eastern Zone leaders and villagers; over 1

ordered attack on Vietnam, 1977???? ;notes: "then created the conflict between the people and Vietnam, in 1977. Sent troops to attack Vietnam, with other troops watching from behind. Real strong killings in 1978" (BKI 127 A, p. 222) ~ , 1975???? ;notes: "Only in 1976 did we hear the names Ieng Sary, Pol Pot. Then after 1975 when they took over, they established a movement to kill people under the guide of 'Kbal Sor, Kbal Sman' (internal opposition to the government)" (BKI 127 A, p. 222) ~ , 1954???? ;notes: "in Kompong Cham he was just a clerk ('smian')for the province committee" (BKI 158 B, p. 435) ~ , 1966 ;notes: "In 1966 Pol Pot changed the line, altered the founding date of the party to 1960 [?]" (BKI 158 B, p. 441) ~ , 1975???? ;notes: "In 1975 Pol Pot changed everything - the national emblem, the national flag" (BKI 158 B, p. 442) ~ taught about communism; Chamroeun Vichea high school, pre-1963 or pre-1964; "Saloth Sar taught me for a year, before he disappeared into forest in 1963 or '4. He was known as a red, taught about about Russia and China, cooperatives, and the systems there. But he couldn't talk about high politics or make trouble. He taught me history. He wasn't a nationalist, nor was Ieng Sary. Only Khieu Samphan was loyal to the nation. The others just said they were. They just wanted power and status... But they did this secretly, didn't want us to know but we did" (BKI 10 (i), p. 2000) ~ So Phim proposed Men Chhan as his Eastern Zone party deputy "but Pol Pot refused," 1973 (BKI, p. 497) ~ assigned positions for the Administrative sector during a meeting he held at his 870 office (Headquarters in rural Kampong Thom)attended by Hu Nim, Pok Doeuskomar and Tiv Ol (PPP, pp. 251, 336) ~ a March 30, 1976 Meeting of the Party Center 1)assigned Pol Pot the position of Prime Minister of the Government (DK); 2)established that Pol Pot would limit his time meeting foreigners to a few days per month; 3)Pol Pot need not go to Vietnam (PPP, pp. 7-8) ~ in March 1976, Hu Nim in a meeting told Pol Pot about Mey's relation with Koy Thuon. Mey was subsequently removed from K-33 by Pol Pot, who also took measures to "deal with Khuon." During this same meeting Pol Pot ordered Hu Nim to work in B-11, an office in the Foreign Ministry (PPP, pp. 295, 342) ~ before August 1976 (early in the rainy season), he held a meeting between Ieng Sary, Khieu Samphan, Hu Nim and members of the Foreign Ministry to prepare for the upcoming Conference of Non-Aligned Nations in Colombo; here he told Hu Nim to make a film for the conference (PPP, p. 299) ~ delivered the victory address in Phnom Penh in July 1975, to major units of CPK Revolutionary Army; emphasized victory of CPK's over US imperialism (EB, WWO, pp. 43, 176, 188-189) ~ in interview with Vietnam News Agency (summer 1976), reported that industrialization and irrigation would be the focus for the coming year (EB, WWO, p. 248) ~ mid-1950's: taught at private lycee called "Kampuchea But" of Phnom Penh branch of Communist Party (EB, WWO, p. 100) ~ taught at a party school (near the Monk's Hospital)in Phnom Penh in 1962 (EB, WWO, p. 110) ~ delivered eulogy for Mao Tse-Tung over official radio on September 18, 1976 (EB, WWO, p. 277) ~ officially stepped down as prime minister for reasons of health in September, 1976 (EB, WWO, p. 278) ~ on September 27, 1977, addressed nation and officially declared himself the leader of the (previously unnamed)Communist Party of Kampuchea. Credited the CPK as the driving force behind Cambodia's modern history, and claimed that the communist party had freed Cambodia for the first time (EB, WWO, pp. 315-316) ~ travelled to China and North Korea as Cambodian Prime Minister on September 28, 1977 (EB, WWO, pp. 317-318) ~ in 1978, was interviewed on Swedish TV and claimed that 1.4 million Cambodians were murdered by "U.S. imperialists and their lackeys" during the war (EB, WWO, p. 324) ~ in 1978, delivered major address at Fourth Party Congress in Phnom Penh, announcing plans for industrialization and education programs (EB, WWO, p. 329) ~ on September 27, 1978, gave speech emphasizing the need to transform Cambodia into a self-sufficient state (EB, WWO, p. 332) ~ in December, 1978, held an interview with American journalists, expressing the opinion that a Cambodia controlled by Vietnam would pose a danger to the rest of the world (EB, WWO, p. 432)

Ieng Sary (PPP, p. 7) ~ Vorn Vet (PPP, p. 7) ~ Son Sen (PPP, p. 7) ~ Khieu Samphan (PPP, p. 7) ~ Chhit Choeun (PPP, p. 7) ~ So Phim (PPP, p. 7) ~ Nuon Chea (PPP, p. 7) ~ Khieu Ponnary (PPP, p. 228) ~ Khieu Thirith (PPP, p. 228) ~ Yun Yat (PPP, p. 228) ~ Hu Nim (PPP, p. 251) ~ Tiv Ol (PPP, p. 251) ~ Pok Doeuskomar (PPP, p. 251)

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