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Pol Pot in 1978
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Editura Politică
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PolPot
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波尔布特

波爾布特
Bō'ěrbùtè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Pol Pot
  2. 2 Cambodian communist leader of the Khmer Rouge, head of state of Democratic Kampuchea (1976-1979)

About Pol Pot

1925–1998 · 政治家 politician

Leader of the Khmer Rouge, which ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. His regime emptied the cities, forced people into labour camps and carried out mass killings; some 1.5 to 2 million Cambodians died before Vietnam's invasion ended it.

Examples

HSK 6
波尔布特是红色高棉的最高领导人。
Bō'ěrbùtè shì Hóngsè Gāomián de zuìgāo lǐngdǎorén.
Pol Pot was the supreme leader of the Khmer Rouge.
HSK 7-9
波尔布特统治时期，柬埔寨发生了大规模屠杀。
Bō'ěrbùtè tǒngzhì shíqī, Jiǎnpǔzhài fāshēng le dàguīmó túshā.
During Pol Pot's rule, Cambodia experienced mass killings.

Tips

history
He was born Saloth Sar and used 'Pol Pot' as a nom de guerre. The Khmer Rouge is 红色高棉, 'Red Khmer', in Chinese. He was never tried: he died in 1998 while held under house arrest by his own former comrades.

Stroke Order

波 bō
尔 ěr
布 bù
特 tè