quick facts
Who: Khmer Rouge, Communist Party of Kampuchea, led by Pol Pot.
What: A mass-killing of 21% of Cambodia's population
When: 1975-1979
Where: Cambodia, mainly outside cities, that were evacuated and shut down.
Why: The Khmer Rouge wished to create an agrarian society in which everyone shared common thought practices and ways of life.
What: A mass-killing of 21% of Cambodia's population
When: 1975-1979
Where: Cambodia, mainly outside cities, that were evacuated and shut down.
Why: The Khmer Rouge wished to create an agrarian society in which everyone shared common thought practices and ways of life.