What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1975 – 7 Jan 1979
- Kind
- Genocide
- Deaths
- 1,200,000
- Coordinates
- 12.25° N, 105.60° E
- Description
- genocide of as many as 3,000,000 Cambodians by communist Khmer Rogue in 1975–79
Cambodian genocide
1970s genocide of Cambodian citizens
The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of approximately 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, around 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975.
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The source
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- Battle of Kâmpóng Cham16 Aug 1973 · Battle
- Battle of Phuoc Long12 Dec 1974 · Battle
- Battle of the Iron Triangle16 May 1974 · Battle
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