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Fair estimates say that about 1.6 million people were killed during the short but incredibly brutal reign of [[Cambodia]]n communist [[Pol Pot]], between 1975 and 1978. Out of a beginning population of 8 million, this means that about 20% of all Cambodians died from political violence, mass [[execution]]s ([[genocide]]) and state-endorsed starvation during Pol Pot's rule.  See [[The Killing Fields]]

Fair estimates say that about 1.6 million people were killed during the short but incredibly brutal reign of [[Cambodia]]n communist [[Pol Pot]], between 1975 and 1978. Out of a beginning population of 8 million, this means that about 20% of all Cambodians died from political violence, mass [[execution]]s ([[genocide]]) and state-endorsed starvation during Pol Pot's rule.  See [[The Killing Fields]]

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://necrometrics.com/warstats.htm Source List and Detailed Death Tolls for the Man-made Megadeaths of the Twentieth Century]

*[http://necrometrics.com/warstats.htm Source List and Detailed Death Tolls for the Man-made Megadeaths of the Twentieth Century]

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Communism]]

* [[Communism]]

* [[Police state]]

* [[Police state]]