“Whoever wishes to blame or attack me is entitled to do so. I regret I didn't have enough experience to totally control the movement. On the other hand, with our constant struggle, this had to be done together with others in the communist world to stop Kampuchea becoming Vietnamese.”

—  Pol Pot

September 2018
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former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea 1925–1998

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