Cambodian genocide
1970s mass killing of Cambodians
Summary
The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of approximately 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, around 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975.
Originally created by Darkness Shines
9/30/2013, 11:34:46 AM
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Capitalized 'Genocide'.
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I added a grammatical fix.
link author: Spencer C. Tucker (via [[WP:JWB]])
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The 1.2 million figure has, as its source states, a less than 15% chance of accuracy due to it being very low, same applies to 2.8 million figure. A widely accepted figure of 2 million is most commonly used according to source attached.
