1979 ⟶ Khmer Rouge Genocide: Mass Murder in Cambodia

1.7 million people known to have been murdered in the Killin...
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🩸 Anti-Communist Mass Killings in Indonesia

Beginning of the anti-Communist purge in Indonesia, which killed up to 500,000 people.⟶
Anti-Communist Mass Killings in Indonesia (1965)
Cold WarCommunismAnti-CommunismGenocidePolitical ViolenceHuman RightsSukarno
IndonesiaIndonesia

💀 Khmer Rouge Victory and Cambodian Genocide Begins

April 17: The Cambodian Civil War ends with victory for the Khmer Rouge. Cambodian genocide begins.⟶
Khmer Rouge Victory and Cambodian Genocide Begins (1975)
GenocideKhmer RougePol PotTotalitarianismCommunismHuman Rights ViolationsCold War
CambodiaCambodia

💀 Khmer Rouge Regime Begins Mass Killings

The Killing Fields murders begin.⟶
Khmer Rouge Regime Begins Mass Killings (1975)
GenocideCambodiaKhmer RougeCommunismPol PotHuman Rights ViolationsMass MurderCold WarTotalitarianismPost-Colonialism
CambodiaCambodia

💀 Khmer Rouge Genocide: Mass Murder in Cambodia

1.7 million people known to have been murdered in the Killing Fields.⟶
Khmer Rouge Genocide: Mass Murder in Cambodia (1979)
GenocideCambodiaKhmer RougePol PotCommunismTotalitarianismHuman Rights ViolationsCold WarMass Murder
CambodiaCambodia

⚔️ Vietnam Overthrows Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia

January 7: The Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea ends Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime.⟶
Vietnam Overthrows Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia (1979)
Vietnam WarCold WarKhmer RougeInvasionRegime ChangePol PotHuman RightsMilitary Intervention
VietnamVietnamCambodiaCambodia

💀 Death of Cambodian Khmer Rouge Leader Pol Pot

April 15: Death of Pol Pot.⟶
Death of Cambodian Khmer Rouge Leader Pol Pot (1998)
Cold WarCambodiaKhmer RougeGenocideDictatorshipPolitical ViolencePol PotCommunism
CambodiaCambodia