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What is the Cambodian genocide

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By April 1975, a Communist group known as the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, seized control of Cambodia, renaming the country Democratic Kampuchea. ... The Khmer Rouge persecuted the educated — such as doctors, lawyers, and current or former military and police.
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By April 1975, a Communist group known as the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, seized control of Cambodia, renaming the country Democratic Kampuchea. Civil war had existed in Cambodia since 1970. ... The Khmer Rouge persecuted the educated — such as doctors, lawyers, and current or former military and police.
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