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Dec 2020
42m 55s

Pol Pot Pt. 2: Cambodia

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Forced labor, unyielding rice quotas, and executions meant to root out anti-communist resistance plunged the country into a terrible nightmare. Pol Pot was finally forced to flee in 1984, but his reign left a grim legacy that persists to this day.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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