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Pol Pot
Pol Pot
(; ; 19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998), born
Saloth Sar
, was a
Cambodian
revolutionary
who led the
Khmer Rouge
from 1963 until 1997. From 1963 to 1981, he served as the
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
. As such, he became the leader of Cambodia on 17 April 1975, when his forces captured
Phnom Penh
. From 1976 to 1979, he also served as the
prime minister
of
Democratic Kampuchea
.
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