ILAS 225 November 29‚ 2011 The Indonesian Genocide To this day‚ the story of the Indonesian Genocide is still relatively unknown. It is only partially told‚ and partly visible through a thick haze of trickery and deception. Between October 1965 and 1966‚ it is estimated that between 500‚000 and 3‚000‚000 people were killed throughout various Indonesian islands‚ including Java‚ Sumatra‚ and Bali (the actual number will never be known for sure). The events that unfolded during this period
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governments billions of dollars‚ promotes corruption‚ and funds armed conflict. It impedes sustainable development in some of the poorest countries of the world. Global Witness’s first campaign looked at how ‘conflict timber’ was funding the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Our investigations led to the Thai-Cambodia border being closed‚ and ultimately helped bring about the demise of the genocidal regime. We also helped to cut off funds from the illegal timber industry to Charles Taylor‚ who was using
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Organization is usually done by the state and military‚ it is the planning of killing or torturing a mass innocent people. Khmer Rouge army forcibly evacuated Cambodians from cities and moved to countryside. Other methods in organization is the separation of children and adults‚ removing of families from their home and placing people into "classes". Pol Pot organized people based
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small cut to his throat. And to this day‚ he is still alive.” The followers of the Communists Party of Kampuchea known as The Khmer Rouge overruled the government. The Khmer Rouge did nothing to benefit the country‚ only bringing the country down into a ditch as their punishments were diabolical. If you ever had done anything wrong you would be brutally punished. Khmer rouge would not punish you by immediate gunshot or hang. “Hands tied behind your back and with a large stick-like piece of wood‚ they
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Pol Pot‚ the main leader of the Khmer Rouge in the Cambodian Genocide‚ was in March 1925. His birth name was Saloth Sar. He was offered a scholarship by the French government to study electronics at the Ecole Francaise d’Electronique et d’Informatique in Paris. When Saloth was in Paris‚ he joined the Khmer Students’ Association‚ and the French Communist Party. These groups basically fought for freedom for French peasants. However‚ Saloth was forced by the university to return back to Cambodia in
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Vietnamese Army/Viet Cong/Viet Minh: Ho Chi Minh wanted Independence/unification/Regional influence. -King Sihanouk’s Kingdom of Cambodia: King Norodom Sihanouk wanted Consolidate/Retain Power -Khmer Republic: General Lon Nol = Attain/Maintain Power -Communist Party of Kampuchea: Pol Pot = Overthrow Khmer Republic 2. Sihanouk Policy (foreign and Domestic) -Cambodia foreign policy was based on Neutrality (non-alignment) within the region -Sihanouk received large amounts of aid from the USA *-Sihanouk
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execution in what became known as the Cambodian genocide. A group known as the Khmer Rouge took control of the country in April 1975. Over the course of four years‚ many innocent people were killed in the hopes that it would lead towards one large society of peasants. Things like banks‚ medicine‚ and religions were outlawed. If you were a person with something of value‚ you were automatically a target for the Khmer Rouge. With the entire mass death happening‚ one could see bodies littered on the streets
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Cambodia during the civil war that started in 1970. Life in Cambodia became more dangerous during the Khmer Rouge Regime from 1975-1979. She and her family sought refuge in the United States. I was fascinated with her story of struggle and wanted to learn more. I have since interviewed others from Cambodia who were also forced abroad during that time. I wondered how this civil war and Khmer Rouge affected Cambodia’s current educational system. In this paper‚ I explore that question. The estimated
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(Oxford Dictionary) The Khmer Rouge overworked and starved the entire population by mandating they triple the production of rice while also depriving them of rest‚ communication‚ food‚ and proper medicine. They would also arrest‚ torture‚ and execute the country’s intellectuals and those of foreign decent in creating their perfect agrarian society. Homosexuals‚ religious leaders‚ and those lacking in agricultural ability were also labeled as the enemy. In four years‚ the Khmer Rouge caused the deaths of
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Bodies which have been mutilated and burned lay on the ground. Carelessly thrown everywhere as if they are not even human. This was the sight in war torn Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia and terrorized the people. They killed people who were educated‚ from a certain ethnic group‚ from a certain region‚ opposed the Khmer Rouge or just wore glasses. People were taken to facilities used for killing and torture and were never seen again. People were forced out of the cities and put in work camps
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