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between 1.5 - 2 million Cambodians were killed by executions, starvation, disease, or from being overworked.
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all forms of educators aka "intellectuals" such as teachers, doctors, journalists, along with their extended families were captured and either imprisoned or executed on sight.
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There were around 14,000 people in the prison codenamed S-21, and only 7 people are believed to have survived.
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Pol pot and his people reset a calendar to 'year zero' and tried to turn Cambodia into a communist, rural society.
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Pol Pot died On April 15, 1998 because of heart failure under house arrest
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everyone who lived in cities or towns were forced by soldiers to leave all of their belongings behind and work in the country.
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the disabled, elderly, too young, ill, and other people who could not make the long walk to the country farms were killed on the spot.
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children and parents were separated and sent to different work camps.
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People speaking a foreign language or wearing glasses were executed on spot as these were considered western traits.
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any kind of emotion was forbidden, so if caught were seen smiling or crying, prisoners were executed on sight.
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