Human Rights Violations Pt. IV: Pol Pot and Cambodia

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What was Cambodia's status from 1863-1953?

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Cambodia was part of the French Colony of Indochina.

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Who took control of Cambodia in 1953 and what did he achieve?

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Crown Prince Norodom Sihanouk took control and helped negotiate Cambodia's independence.

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What was King Sihanouk's foreign policy approach?

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He attempted to keep Cambodia neutral from foreign affairs and the Cold War.

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Born Saloth Sar in 1925 to a wealthy farming family, he joined the French Communist Party while in Paris from 1949-1953.

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Who was Pol Pot and what was his background?

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What significant political change did Sihanouk make in 1955?

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Sihanouk made Cambodia into a one-party state.

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What did Pol Pot and the CPK aim to create?

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A utopian agricultural society with no social classes or individual identity.

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What happened in Cambodia in 1970?

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Sihanouk was deposed and replaced by the America-friendly General Lon Nol.

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What was the outcome of the Cambodian Civil War from 1970-1975?

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The Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia and placed Sihanouk under house arrest.

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From 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge murdered 1.7-2.5 million 'dissidents' and buried them in mass graves.

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What were the 'Killing Fields'?

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What happened in December 1978 in Cambodia?

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The Vietnamese invaded Cambodia and toppled Pol Pot's government.