cambodia and the khmer rouge. timeline 1963: the khmer rouge begin an armed rebellion in cambodia...
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Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge
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Timeline• 1963: the Khmer Rouge begin an armed rebellion in Cambodia
beginning the Civil War• 1975: the Khmer Rouge take over Phnom Penh and begin to
enact their “communist utopian” vision in a brutal way• 1976: the four-year plan is enacted, eliminating private
ownership and sending Cambodians to work the rice fields (many die of starvation in the fields)
• 1977: more Cambodians are purged for disloyalty or being moderate
• 1979: with Vietnamese support, the Khmer Rouge regime is toppled, but the execution of intellectuals, artists, and the educated makes rebuilding difficult
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Refugee Children
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Genocide• The Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979, in which
approximately 1.7 million people lost their lives (21% of the country's population), was one of the worst human tragedies of the last century.
• The goal was to centralize and nationalize the peasant farming community, eradicating all who were educated, wealthy, or an ethnic minority
• Most were killed with poison, spades, or bamboo sticks to save ammo
• Killing fields: mass burial sites where nearly 2 million are buried (there are tributes to the massacred now)
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The Killing Fields MonumentsBuddhist Stupa
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Legacy• The Khmer Rouge period had long-term impacts on the
educational attainment of the Cambodian population. • The mortality rates were higher among the educated
population and the education system collapsed during the period.
• Not any accountability for those who perpetuated the genocide