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| 1925 | Pot, Pol |  |
| Kompong Birth of Pol Pot, son of a peasant family |
| 1962 | Pot, Pol | |
| Founds the guerrilla movement, Khmer Rouge |
| 1975 | Pot, Pol | |
| Phnom Penh All foreigners are expelled from Kampuchea |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia |
| Appointed Secretary of the Khmer Rouge |
| Phnom Penh Establishes the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea |
| Phnom Penh Founds the Angkar to act as enforcer & executioner for the new regime |
| 1975 | Sary, Leng | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1975 | Sem, Son | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1975 | Sihanouk | |
| Appointed President of Cambodia, 2nd term |
| Phnom Penh The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh & keep Sihanouk under house arrest |
| 1976 | Sihanouk | |
| Phnom Penh Members of Sihanouk's family are murdered |
| Phnom Penh Resigns & is placed under house arrest for 4 years |
| 1977 | Pot, Pol | |
| Phnom Penh Breaks off diplomatic relations with Hanoi |
| Phnom Penh Breaks off diplomatic relations with Vietnam |
| 1979 | Pot, Pol | |
| Charged with genocide by the Vietnamese, 3 million out of a 7 million population |
| 1979 | Sihanouk | |
| The Chinese help Sihanouk escape into China |
| 1997 | Pot, Pol | |
| Tried by the Khmer Rouge & placed under house arrest |
| 1998 | Pot, Pol | |
| 15th April Death of Pol Pot |
