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Pol Pot's death in April heralded the end of the brutal career of a man responsible for overseeing one of the worst genocides of the 20th century.

Between and his regime claimed the lives of more than 1m people - through execution, starvation and disease - as the Khmer Rouge tried to turn Cambodia back to the middle ages.

Pol pot biography video of charles

Pol pot biography video of charles

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For many survivors of that era, the joy of his demise will only be tempered with the regret that he was not called to account for his crimes against humanity.

The "people's tribunal" at which his former colleagues sentenced him to life imprisonment last year was widely regarded as little more than a show trial.

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Many precise details of Pol Pot's life remain shrouded in mystery.

Skulls in a memorial to Pol Pot's victims

He is thought to have been about 72 when he died, although the exact date of his birth is not clear.

Born Saloth Sar - Pol Pot was a nom de guerre - the fledgling tyrant grew up in a relatively prosperous farming fam