Ieng Sary

Politician

Birthday October 24, 1925

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Vietnam

DEATH DATE Mar 14, 2013 (87)

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About

Co-founder of the Khmer Rouge, the Communist Party of Kampuchea, in Cambodia who, in 2007, was arrested for crimes against humanity. He was charged with genocide in 2009 but died before the case against him could be brought to a verdict.

Before Fame

He studied in Paris and stated in the Latin Quarter which, at the time, was the center for student radicalism.

Trivia

He was the Foreign Minister of Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979.

Family Life

He married Ieng Thirith in 1951.

Associated With

He was the brother-in-law of Pol Pot.