Pol Pot Pol Pot was the leader of Khmer Rouge. His organization took control in Cambodia on April 17, 1975. Another name for his community was the Communist party of Kampuchea (CPK) the CPK created the democratic state of Kampuchea in 1976 and ruled it until January 1979. The group was kept a secret until 1977 and no one outside the CPK knew who its leaders were. While the Khmer Rouge were in power they set up policies disregarding human life and created repression and massacres on a mass scale. They gained their power in Cambodia through guerilla warfare (“http://www.britannica.com/”). Most of their bases were inside of remote jungles or in mountain areas. After they killed many of people they needed a place to bury their bodies and had
