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Cambodian Genocide

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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 percent of Cambodia's population in 1975.

Facts
Year
1975 1
Location
Cambodia 1
Death Toll, Low Estimate (%)
20 1
Death Toll, High Estimate (%)
25 1
Death Toll, Low Estimate
1,500,000 to 2,000,000 1
Classification
Event Type
Military Conflict 1
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1. Cambodian genocide, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Location
    Democratic Kampuchea (present-day Cambodia)
  • Death toll section, estimate by January 1979
    1.5 to 2 million people, amounting to 20% to 25% of the country's 1975 population
  • Lead paragraph, overall toll
    approximately 2 million people from 1975 to 1979
  • Death toll section, share of 1975 population
    1.5 to 2 million people, amounting to 20% to 25% of the country's 1975 population
  • Lead paragraph, share of 1975 population
    around 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 (c. 7.8 million)
  • Cambodian Genocide: Event Type
    The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot.
  • Lead
    approximately 2 million people from 1975 to 1979
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
    The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot.
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