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unusual facts about Pol Pot


Coconut water

The Documentation Center of Cambodia has cited the practice of allowing untrained nurses to administer coconut water infusions in its list of medical practices for which the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.


Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey

Supposedly, the Khmer Rouge and/or Pol Pot himself wrote the piece, but its status remains unknown.

Geoff Ryman

His novel The King's Last Song (2006) was set both in the Angkor Wat era and the time after Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.

Harry E. T. Thayer

His son, Nate, became a journalist, and gained recognition after he interviewed Pol Pot in 1997.

Sihanouk Trail

In the new Year Zero, the Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of Pol Pot, began its descent into mass murder and auto-genocide.


see also

Anthony Sperduti

He has also conceived and produced on award-winning short film projects, "Pol Pot's Birthday" and "Dimmer," shown at Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival.

Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States

Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States: The Faustian Pact is a 1991 book by Michael Haas, professor of political science at the University of Hawaii.