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Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
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Members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
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Cambodian communist leader (1925–1998)
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Cambodian Communist politician and soldier (1930–1997)
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