By; Meghan P, Olivia E, Hannah L

• South East Asia
• Capital: Phnom Penh
• Less than half the size of California
• Independence from France in 1953: colonial rule for almost 100 yrs.
• Before genocide: roughly 7 million people, mostly Buddhists
• After genocide: roughly 5 million people

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Khmer Rouge came to power because of regional instability
Gained support from western governments
Wanted a more extreme version of communism
The Khmer Rough sought to kill business owners and educated people
People who wore glasses and spoke another language were killed because it showed that they were an intellectual

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Torture and interrogation center
Now it’s a memorial center for the genocide
They photographed all the prisoners as they arrived

 Pol Pot (1925-1998):
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1962- led the communist Khmer Rouge
 Aimed to wipeout intellectuals, city residents, ethnic Vietnamese, civil servants, and religious leaders
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Never faced trial for crimes
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Family and himself part of middle class; Connected to royal Cambodian family
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House arrest for murdering his friend
 Received education in Paris
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Became part of French Communist Party
He died from a heart attack in 1998

 King Kek Iew
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Was the leader of S-21
Sentenced to 35 years in jail
He only serviced 19 years due to good behavior
He killed 2,000 little children
 Kiehu Samphan
 Head of state for the Khmer Rouge
 Life in prison
 Nuon Chea
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Architect of the Year Zero Plan and the agarian ideal
In prison for life
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Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith
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Both were ministers
Sary died before trial ended
Thirith was declared medically unfit to handle trial

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Khmer Rough against business owners, educated people/intellectuals
The Khmer Rough was also against the Vietnamese
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They used cheap, but affective, methods to kill and torture people
 Suffocate with plastic bags, revive them, then repeat
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Simulated drowning with boiling water
Apply leeches to peoples skin
Skin them alive
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 they clubbed people in the head to save bullets
They had killing fields
 They had victims dig their own graves

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1953: Declare independence from France
1970: Prime Minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk and establishes Khmer
Republic
1975: Pol Pot takes over and creates Khmer Rouge
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Year Zero: all city residents are removed to work in the agricultural fields
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Hundreds of thousands of educated people are starved, tortured, executed, and died from various diseases
1977: Fighting starts with Vietnam
1981: Khmer Rouge and Sihanouk are in exile
1989: Vietnamese troops surrender: Buddhism is re-established

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Today, the genocide ruins are still visible
Poor, but trying to become a tourist location and a friendly nation with others
April is Cambodian Awareness month and the anniversary of the genocide
Numerous books and films have been created about the genocide
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Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing Ngor (book)
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New Year Baby (film)

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 https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+cambodia+genocide&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X& ved=0ahUKEwiToPzJotfKAhXMFj4KHSwtDk8Q_AUIBygB&biw=1366&bih=643#imgrc=VGei5XMn1fNRVM%3A (slide
1 pic) https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+cambodia+genocide&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X& ved=0ahUKEwiToPzJotfKAhXMFj4KHSwtDk8Q_AUIBygB&biw=1366&bih=643#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=pol+pot
&imgrc=PT24XrjUMmgO3M%3A (slide 5 pic) https://www.google.com/search?q=s-
21&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6q8bc_NvKAhUouYMKHZIgDo4Q_AUICCgC&biw=
988&bih=595#imgrc=gtua1IfmDBaS_M%3A (slide 4 pic) http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/cambodian-genocide http://www.history.com/topics/pol-pot http://www.listland.com/top-10-facts-about-the-cambodian-genocide/ http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/advocacy/april-as-genocide-awareness-and-prevention-month http://lbpost.com/news/politics/2000005931-city-council-recognizes-anniversaries-of-both-armeniancambodian-genocides http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 https://ocfordarfur.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/good-books-and-films-about-the-cambodian-genocide/