One facility run by this government was converted from a high school and had a name meaning Strychnine Hill.
One facility run by this government was converted from a high school and had a name meaning Strychnine Hill. This government designated persons from urban areas "New People" and rural persons "Old People". This government's credo of self-reliance at all costs led to it withholding malaria medication from the populace, and this government abolished the use of complex honorifics to refer to societal status. Its leader was referred to as Brother Number 1. This regime killed Chams, (*) Christians, professionals, and people wearing glasses, who were forced to dig their own graves; those events were brought to light by Dith Pran. An invasion by Vietnam ended its rule, and this organization ousted Norodom Sihanouk after using him as a puppet ruler. For 10 points, name this government responsible for the Killing Fields, a Pol Pot-led communist group that ruled Cambodia.
One facility run by this government was converted from a high school and had a name meaning Strychnine Hill.
{Khmer} Rouge