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In a staged photograph, a troop of Khmer Rouge guerrillas file through the jungle of western Cambodia. Pol Pot strides out in the lead, followed by his personal bodyguard and then Brother No 2, Nuon Chea. Ieng Sary (in black) is 11th from left. The message to the Vietnamese and the outside world: 'We're still here and a viable force'.
Khmer Rouge leadership at Anlong Veng c1996 (in opposition). Left to Right: Son Sen, Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, Pol Pot, Yun Yat (wife of Son Sen). Khmer Rouge photograph.
Cartoon from a Khmer newspaper: The surviving Communist Part of Kampuchea leadership in 1994, including (clockwise from left) Pol Pot, Ieng Sary, Khieu Samphan, Ta Mok and Son Sen. External threats included a Neanderthal 'Yuon' (Vietnamese) soldier with an RPG-7 and a rather insipid Thai soldier readily identifiable as General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.<br/><br/> 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. It is remembered primarily for its brutality and policy of social engineering which resulted in millions of deaths. Its attempts at agricultural reform led to widespread famine, while its insistence on absolute self-sufficiency, even in the supply of medicine, led to the deaths of thousands from treatable diseases (such as malaria). Brutal and arbitrary executions and torture carried out by its cadres against perceived subversive elements, or during purges of its own ranks between 1976 and 1978, are considered to have constituted a genocide. Several former Khmer Rouge cadres are currently on trial for war crimes in Phnom Penh.
In a staged photograph, a troop of Khmer Rouge guerrillas file through the jungle of western Cambodia. Pol Pot strides out in the lead, followed by his personal bodyguard and then Brother No 2, Nuon Chea. Ieng Sary (in black) is 11th from left. The message to the Vietnamese and the outside world: "We're still here and a viable force".
Wearing black peasant garb, chequed krama and with their Chinese military caps resting on the table, from the left closest to the map are Ieng Sary and then Hou Yuon. On the other side of the table, from the left are Pol Pot, Hou Nim and Khieu Samphan. At the end of the table sits Sihanouk.
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. It is remembered primarily for its brutality and policy of social engineering which resulted in millions of deaths. Its attempts at agricultural reform led to widespread famine, while its insistence on absolute self-sufficiency, even in the supply of medicine, led to the deaths of thousands from treatable diseases (such as malaria). Brutal and arbitrary executions and torture carried out by its cadres against perceived subversive elements, or during purges of its own ranks between 1976 and 1978, are considered to have constituted a genocide. Several former Khmer Rouge cadres are currently on trial for war crimes in Phnom Penh. .
Khmer Rouge Leadership: Pol Pot = Brother No 1, Nuon Chea = Brother No 2, Ieng Sary = Brother No 3. Son Sen, Vorn Vet.
The Khmer Rouge Leadership at Pochentong Airport c. 1976. Left to right: Unknown, Khieu Ponnary, Nuon Chea, Vorn Vet, Ieng Sary (partly obscured), Pol Pot, Yun Yat (partly obscured), Ieng Thirith.<br/><br/> 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. It is remembered primarily for its brutality and policy of social engineering which resulted in millions of deaths. Its attempts at agricultural reform led to widespread famine, while its insistence on absolute self-sufficiency, even in the supply of medicine, led to the deaths of thousands from treatable diseases (such as malaria). Brutal and arbitrary executions and torture carried out by its cadres against perceived subversive elements, or during purges of its own ranks between 1976 and 1978, are considered to have constituted a genocide. Several former Khmer Rouge cadres are currently on trial for war crimes in Phnom Penh.
Khmer Rouge leader Saloth Sar, aka Pol Pot, sitting with group of children at Anlong Veng c.1990. The child on his lap is probably Pol Pot's daughter. Others may be his grandchildren, or those of other senior Khmer Rouge cadre. Photo probably by senior KR official.
Khmer Rouge Leadership: First left = Pol Pot; second left = Nuon Chea; second right = Vorn Vet; third right = Ta Mok. Official DK photograph found in Phnom Penh after the overthrow of the regime in 1979 - unrestored.
Khmer Rouge Leadership: First left = Pol Pot; second left = Nuon Chea; third right = Ta Mok. Official DK photograph found in Phnom Penh after the overthrow of the regime in 1979 - unrestored.