Cambodian Genocide Essay Revision
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Sirik Matak
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A member of Cambodia's second royal house that was kicked out of power by France and replaced by Sihanouk. He helped Lon Nol stage a coup in 1970
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Lon Nol
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Sihanouk's general, then Prime Minister, who took over Cambodia while Sihanouk was away in 1970. Went crazy (after a stroke in 1971?) and shut down Parliament and used magic rites
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Cercle Marxist
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A group of French Communist students and Cambodian students that Saloth Sar joined in 1950 while studying in France. He got his ideas about Communism here.
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17 April 1975
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The ady the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Day One, Year Zero by Pol Pot's new calendar.
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The Angka
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'The Organisation' - term used for Pol Pot's new government that everyone should be loyal to.
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Kampuchea
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Old term for Cambodia, used by Pol Pot as well
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Nuon Chea
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Brother Number Two - Pol Pot's second in command and double-agent to deceive the Vietnamese
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Agrarian Communism
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The idea that a classless society could be create
