Ieng thirith biography books
Ieng Thirith, sister-in-law of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, was put on trial for crimes against humanity..
An Oral History of Family Life Under the Khmer Rouge.
Ieng Thirith
Khmer rouge cadre
In this Cambodian name, the surname is Ieng. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thirith.
Ieng Thirith (née Khieu;[1]Khmer: អៀង ធីរិទ្ធ;[2] 10 March [3] – 22 August ) was an influential intellectual and politician in the Khmer Rouge, although she was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee.[4] Ieng Thirith was the wife of Ieng Sary, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime.
She served as Minister of Social Affairs from October until the fall of the Khmer Rouge in [5][6]
She was the sister of Khieu Ponnary, who was the first wife of Pol Pot. She was arrested by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in November with her husband, Ieng Sary, on suspicion of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Early years
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