The Cambodian Genocide

 

In April 1975 the radical Communist party called the Khmer Rouge entered the capital of Cambodia and in less then 24 hours evacuated the entire city of Phnom Penh. This is how  – under the leadership of Pol Pot – the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) regime began, which lasted more the 4 years and during which more then 1,7 million people where killed or died of malnutrition, hard labour and lack of elementary medical help. Approximately one fifth of the entire population of Cambodia was either directly or indirectly annihilated by the Khmer Rouge rule. It was one of the worst human tragedies of the last century.