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Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge was the communist party of Democratic Kampuchea. The goal of Pol Pot's new classless society in Cambodia was a Communist utopia. He wanted to eliminate all of the foreigners and any influence they had on Cambodia. An estimated two million people (21% of Cambodia's population) lost their lives. Most of these victims were starved to death, while many of them were brutally executed. Pol Pot mainly targeted minority groups, half of the Cham Muslim population and over 8,000 Christians were murdered. Many skilled musicians and artists were killed simply because they were superior than others. A quick fact was also that anyone who wore eyeglasses were killed.

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