20th century despots

Any tyrant or oppressor

POL POT 1975- 1979

•  Pol Pot attempted to remove Cambodia from the modern world 
• Wanted to establish an agrarian utopia {society based on agriculture}
• The Khmer Rouge aimed to 'purify' society
• Wanted to transform the population into revolutionary worker peasants
• Attempted to create a classless society

What tyrannical things did he do?

• Created the Cambodian Genocide (1975-1979)
• Caused the deaths of 1.5 million people (from 8 million)
• Killing fields: death from malnutrition/overwork/disease
• Killed anyone who was disloyal to him (axed or shot)
• Attack on minority culture

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• Everyone was forced to work – even the children
• Ex-soldiers were killed with their families
•  Killed all doctors, teachers, old government officials,
• monks, police officers and lawyers of the Old society

was he brought to justice?

• No
• Pol Pot died in 1998 from heart attack 

saddam hussein

• 16 July 1979 – 23 March 1991;  29 May 1994 – 9 April 2003
• Those in support enjoyed the benefits of oil and wealth
• Those against him faces torture and execution 
• Was arrested following the year of the Ramadan Revolution 
• This was for fighting in the Ba'ath party 

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• While in prison, he was appointed secretary of Regional Command
• In the years that followed, his political power rose 
• Was a large contributor to modernising Iraq's industry
• Nationalised Iraq's oil industry 

what tyrannical things did he do?

• During his rule, more than 200,000 people were killed
• Eliminated all his political foes
• He used terror and fear to stay in power
• Use chemical weapons against Kurds within Iraq
• Gassing of Halabja, killing around 5000 people (March 1988)

was he brought to justice?

• Yes
• Sentenced to be hanged on the 5th November 2006 
• Was hanged on the 30th December 2006 
• Found to be guilty of crimes against humanity