Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Find highquality pol pot stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Aug 24, 20 this photo at the farewell ceremony for pol pot in beijing on 22 october 1977 is the last photo of pol pot while he was in power before being driven to the jungle more than two years later on 7 january 1979. On 15 april 1998, pol pot died in his sleep, apparently of heart failure. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Pol pot interview part 2 khmer rouge documentary duration. The innocent looking sar was internationally known as pol pot, the leader of the infamous cambodian khmer rouge.
Pacing behind pol pot was ieng sary, the foreign minister, and it was soon clear that i was part of an audience, not a reporter about to interview him. Speech made by comrade pol pot, secretary of the central. Pol pot, or saloth sar was the leader of the cambodian genocide, who was born in kampong thom, french indochina on may 19, 1925 based on french records. Pol pot and kissinger on war criminality and impunity by. Pol pot restart civilizationone of main reasons for genocide, the term describing the cambodian start of a new community that would be cleansed of all sorts of depraved cultures and social blemishes. Pol pot commanded everybody away from the city and to the rice paddies, to plant rice. Pol pot interview with nate thayer part 2 main menu.
The interview was only the second one in 18 years that pol pot has granted to an outsider. Jul 21, 2015 the interview was pol pot s second with an outsider over 18 years. His body was preserved with ice and formaldehyde so that his death could be verified by journalists attending his funeral. Pol pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. The plan did not work and led to mass killings and starvation. Three months later, ta mok permitted thayer to visit and interview pol pot. In the softest voice, without a script or piece of paper, pol pot went on to lecture us for over an hour. After the us evacuated its troops from cambodia in 1975, pol pot s rebel group was strong enough to overtake phnom penh. In the recording pol pot appears extremely weak and cambodia analyst david ashley, commenting in london on the interview, said the architect of year zero and the killing fields admits that he is politically finished and believes his life is almost at an end. A study of the actions of psychopathically disordered regimes reveals common features which correspond closely with the clinical symptoms of psychopathy, pathological narcissism and pathological. Interview of comrade pol pot, secretary of the central committee of the communist party of kampuchea, prime minister of the government of democratic kampuchea to the delegation of yugoslav journalists in visit to democratic kampuchea, march 17, 1978. The year pol pot passed away, he simply wrote pol pot died and went to hell. Looking for the best historical documentary on pol pot and the khmer rouge. Pol pot apparently wanted to shift the power in the country from the cities out into the countryside.
The devil made me do it was the 1990 debut album of militant black nationalist rapper paris. Pariseducated, and a khmer communist leader from 1960, he led khmer rouge guerrillas against the government of lon nol after 1970. Thirty years ago, communist cambodian leader pol pot set about establishing a nation of people living to serve the state. In april 1975, two weeks before the fall of saigon in vietnam, an army of ragged, thin and very young peasant men and women defeated. Anatomy of a nightmare and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Pol pot was never brought to justice for his war crimes against humanity. Bbc news from our own correspondent pol pot remembered. Speech made by comrade pol pot, secretary of the central committee of the communist party of kampuchea at the banquet given in honour of the delegation of the communist party of china and the government of the peoples republic of china. Pol pot, original name saloth sar, born may 19, 1925, kompong thom province, cambodiadied april 15, 1998, near anlong veng, along the cambodiathailand border, khmer political leader who led the khmer rouge totalitarian regime 197579 in cambodia that imposed severe hardships on the. Looking for the best historical documentary on pol pot and. Inside pol pot secret prison the s21 cambodia video.
In the first interview since he was driven from phnom penh by vietnameseled forces in january, pol pot said that his resistance movement was fighting to save the cambodian race, rather than for. Almost 4 years later, the vietnamese overthrew the khmer rouge, and what was left retreated to mountains of northwest cambodia. Surviving pol pot, with music cambodian musician daran kravanh survived the killing fields and genocide under the khmer rouge regime, with the help of an unlikely ally. The last interview with pol pot english subtitles youtube. A study of the actions of psychopathically disordered regimes reveals common features which correspond closely with the clinical symptoms of psychopathy, pathological narcissism and pathological paranoia. Pol pot was a political leader whose communist khmer rouge government led cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Nine days later, ta mok ordered pol pot arrested and put him on a show trial to distance the collapsing movement from its leader. Herman from the internet the hunt is on once again for war criminals, with ongoing trials of accused serbs in the hague, nato raids seizing and killing other accused serbs, and much discussion and enthusiasm in the media for bringing pol pot to trial, which the editors of the new york times assure us would be an extraordinary.
How did pol pot, a tyrant comparable to hitler and stalin in his brutality and contempt for human life, rise to power. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history. The interview was pol pot s second with an outsider over 18 years. Pol pot latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. Deposed cambodian premier pol pot tells an interview by japanese journalists in his guerrilla base. Educating nate thayer by al rockoff and project pineapple, june 9, 2010 journalist. Inside pol pots secret prison also includes an interview with. Pol pot simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. With a smiling pol pot waving in the foreground, deng xiaoping on the left and hua guofeng in the foreground. Insights into the minds of psychopaths under pol pot and the khmer rouge, cambodia suffered the loss of the highest proportion of its population of any nation in modern history. I know there are a lot of emotional, story of my life documentaries on the subject out there, but i am looking for something that focuses on the politicalhistorical aspects of the pol pot and the khmer rouge.
Below is a link to video directly from this interview and the show trial. In april 1975, two weeks before the fall of saigon in vietnam, an army of ragged, thin and very young peasant men and women defeated the usbacked government in neighbouring cambodia. He was born in phnom penh to an upper class, farming family, as well as having ties with royalty. Abc news went to cambodia to explore the situation in cambodia just after the khmer rouge was overthrown, and spoke to pol pot who was in hiding at the time, in what was his only interview for american television. Pol pot pol pot born 1928 was a key figure in the cambodian communist movement, becoming premier of the government of democratic kampuchea dk from 1976 to 1979. Pol pot was so closely associated with the genocide of his own people that in the final days of his life, even his old chinese and thai. Pol pot was thrown out of power in january, 1979, when the vietnamese communists liberated kampuchea. This video tells the story of pol pot s and rebels take over of cambodia. Pol pots family was a good family, and really connected with the royal family. A short biography of pol pot, communist leader of the khmer rouge. This was a harsh, but a necessary step, and in a year cambodia had plenty of rice, enough to feed all and even to sell some surplus to buy necessary commodities. But in the process, cambodia desended into madness and his name became a byword for oppression. Louis postdispatch and i were promised a joint interview with pol pot, the prime minister of cambodia and leader of.
He is thought to have been about 72 when he died, although the exact date of his birth is not clear. Pol pot killed himself with drugs world news the guardian. This video describes the rise and rule of pol pot and the khmer rouge. The interview disproves last weeks reports that pol pot had left cambodia for china to receive medical treatment. When pol pot s plan to increase rice production failed, he declared it was due to enemies within the party. In 1975 he proclaimed the democratic republic of kampuchea and served as its premier 197679. When pol pots plan to increase rice production failed, he declared it was due to enemies within the party. It started when the cambodian parliament deposed prince norodom sihanouk, who had kept cambodia neutral during the war in neighbouring south vietnam.
His brother, loth suong, was a palace clerk, and his cousin was a wife to prince sisowat monivong and had a son named kossarak. It is an unbelievable and barbaric event for which it is difficult to understand the logic. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term pol pot from the lyrics. This authoritative book explores what happened in cambodia from 1930 to 1975, tracing the origins and trajectory of the cambodian communist movement and setting the ascension of pol pots genocidal regime in the context of the conflict between colonialism and. In the first interview since he was driven from phnom penh by vietnameseled forces in january, pol pot said that his resistance movement was fighting to. Khem veasna speeches about why did pol pot lose loun nol regime. The interview was pol pots second with an outsider over 18 years. I mention in the video that the us, china, and their allies supported the khmer rouge.
Dec 11, 20 in the first interview since he was driven from phnom penh by vietnameseled forces in january, pol pot said that his resistance movement was fighting to save the cambodian race, rather than for. He insisted that anything private, right down to his subjects thoughts and emotions, were immoral. Pol potrestart civilizationone of main reasons for genocide, the term describing the cambodian start of a new community that would be cleansed of all sorts of depraved cultures and social blemishes. He always mentions notable deaths during the year, usually with some classy or humorous commentary on them, such as fred astaire danced his last waltz. This is not to say that pol pot was a good guy and we should exalt him like some exalt hitler in these forums, i am not one of the nazi enthusiasts.
Cnn cambodias pol pot reported dead april 15, 1998. This album is considered a political rap classic and takes aim at the goverm. The number of pol pots victims is increased exponentially by government officials or organizations like the cia. One of his brothers, saloth neap, once described pol pot as a gentle and kind child. In the threeandahalf years of his rule, more than a million people, a fifth of cambodias population, were executed or died.
Pol pot details khmer rouge killing enemies in the party to chinese premier hua guofeng in 1977, warns him war with vietnam is neccessary and looming beijing, 29 september 1977 by nate thayer the day before pol pot arrived for a state visit in beijing in. Ideologically a marxistleninist and khmer nationalist, he was a leading member of cambodias communist movement, the khmer rouge, from 1963 until 1997 and served as the general secretary of. Pol pot, 192598, cambodian political leader, originally named saloth sar. Pol pot interview part 2 khmer rouge documentary youtube. They broke the normal rules, which would have required a referendum for such a major change. This authoritative book explores what happened in cambodia from 1930 to 1975, tracing the origins and trajectory of the cambodian communist movement and setting the ascension of pol pots genocidal regime in the context of the conflict between colonialism and nationalism. Nov 14, 20 under pol pot and the khmer rouge, cambodia suffered the loss of the highest proportion of its population of any nation in modern history. The last interview with pol pot english subtitles raudonasis khmeras. List of books and articles about pol pot online research. Pol pot and kissinger on war criminality and impunity by edward s. After the us evacuated its troops from cambodia in 1975, pol pots rebel group was strong enough to. Frontlineworld stories from a small planet frontline turns its lens on the global community and brings a new generation of video journalists to television and the web.