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Cambodia: (Left to right) Ieng Sary, Norodom Sihanouk and a third, unidentifed man (in suit), c. 1976

Khmer Rouge Leadership: Vorn Vet (1934–1978), born Pen Thuok, was Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy of Democratic Kampuchea (and effectively Brother No 4 or 5) until his arrest in November 1978 on suspicion of treason. He was interrogated and tortured at Tuol Sleng (S-21) before being murdered there, probably in December 1978.

Between 1970 and 1975 Norodom Sihanouk was nominally head of the Khmer Rouge-dominated Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea (acronym from the French GRUNK), the opposition to Lon Nol's pro-American Khmer Republic. In 1973 he travelled from Beijing to the Khmer Rouge 'liberated zone' of Cambodia for propaganda purposes. The Khmer Rouge, or Communist Party of Kampuchea, ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan.