The Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot's Reign of Terror

<p>When the Khmer Rouge marched into Phnom Penh in April, 1975, they immediately declared &#39;Year Zero&#39; - a ruthless ideological crusade to reset history, and forge Pol Pot&#39;s vision for a communist utopia. Over the next four years, the regime carried out a genocide that killed nearly two million people - almost a quarter of Cambodia&#39;s population.</p><br><p>Dan Snow is joined by Ben Kiernan, author of &#39;How Pol Pot Came to Power&#39; and &#39;The Pol Pot regime&#39;. Together, they trace how the turmoil of the Vietnam War fuelled the rise of the Khmer Rouge, detailing the horror of their reign and their eventual downfall in 1979.</p><br><p>Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Tim Arstall.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.</p><br><p>You can also email the podcast directly at <a href="mailto:ds.hh@historyhit.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ds.hh@historyhit.com</a>.</p><br><p>Dan Snow&#39;s History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™.</p>

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