1998: Cambodian Despot Pol Pot Dies at 73

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Pol Pot, the onetime leader of Cambodia's Communist Khmer Rouge movementone of the 20th century's bloodiest and most brutal regimesdied on April 15, 1998, in the jungles of northern Cambodia, leaving behind a country still struggling with the legacy of his murderous rule. The details of his birth... ...