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Cambodia marks 40 years on Friday, April 17, since the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh, ending a civil war but marking the start of a tyrannical rule led by Pol Pot that killed an estimated two million Cambodians. The Khmer Rouge evacuated Phnom Penh at gunpoint, forcing one of the largest migrations in recent history into rural labor camps and instigating countless murders. In August 2014, two surviving Khmer Rouge leaders were given life sentences for crimes against humanity. They have appealed their cases.
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