Cambodian music stars who deceased at age 72
Here are 2 famous musicians from Cambodia died at 72:
Pol Pot
Pol Pot (May 19, 1925 Prek Sbauv-April 15, 1998 Anlong Veng District) also known as Saloth Sar or Brother Number One was a Cambodian politician and teacher. He had one child, Saloth Sitha.
Pol Pot was the prime minister of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. He was the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime which aimed to establish a communist peasant farming society. During his regime, an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died as a result of forced labor, torture, starvation, or execution.
Pol Pot was born into a relatively wealthy farming family and later traveled to France to pursue his education. He was heavily influenced by Marxist philosophy and rebelled against the French colonial rule. In the 1960s, he formed the Communist Party of Kampuchea and began a guerrilla war against the government.
After the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975, Pol Pot implemented radical policies that included the forced evacuation of people from cities, abolishment of religion, and the execution of people deemed enemies of the state. The regime was overthrown in 1979 and Pol Pot fled to the jungle. He continued to lead the Khmer Rouge until the 1990s, when he was arrested by his own followers and placed under house arrest.
Pol Pot died in 1998 while still under house arrest. Despite his crimes against humanity, Pol Pot remains a controversial figure, with some people idolizing him for his nationalist and anti-colonialist views. However, he is widely condemned for the atrocities committed during his regime.
He died in myocardial infarction.
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Lon Nol
Lon Nol (November 13, 1913 Prey Veng Province-November 17, 1985 Fullerton) was a Cambodian politician.
He served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, and also as the country's President. His first time as Prime Minister was from 1966-1967, and the second time was from 1969-1971. He became President in 1972, after a coup overthrew the previous leader. Nol's leadership was marked by his efforts to modernize Cambodia and improve the economy, but he also faced opposition from various groups, including communist guerrillas known as the Khmer Rouge. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge succeeded in taking control of Cambodia and Nol fled to the United States. He remained there until his death in 1985.
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