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.
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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.
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approximately 2 million people from 1975 to 1979
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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.
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