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Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives.
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Khmer Rouge
Members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), and by extension to Democratic Kampuchea, which ruled the country between 1975 and 1979. The name was coined in the 1960s by Norodom Sihanouk to describe his country's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cambodian genocide
1975–1979 mass murder in Cambodia
The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 29
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