Ta Mok

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Ta Mok was a senior Khmer Rouge military commander and notorious hardliner who played a key role in the brutal regime of Democratic Kampuchea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Khmer Rouge leader
human
military commander
activeDuring Democratic Kampuchea period (1975–1979)
Khmer Rouge insurgency period after 1979
arrestedBy Cambodian government forces
associatedWithEvent Khmer Rouge regime atrocities
linked to: Cambodian genocide
birthName Chhit Choeun
causeOfDeath natural causes
charge crimes against humanity
war crimes
closeAllyOf Pol Pot
country Democratic Kampuchea
countryOfCitizenship Cambodia
dateOfArrest 1999
dateOfDeath 2006
detainedIn military prison in Phnom Penh
diedIn Phnom Penh
ethnicGroup Khmer
foughtIn conflicts in Cambodia during the 1970s
conflicts in Cambodia during the 1980s
hasReputation notorious hardliner
one of the most feared Khmer Rouge commanders
ideology Maoism
communism
influencedBy Pol Pot
laterRole de facto leader of remaining Khmer Rouge forces in late 1990s
memberOf Communist Party of Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge
militaryRank general
name Ta Mok
notableFor hardline leadership within Khmer Rouge
involvement in mass atrocities in Cambodia
role in Democratic Kampuchea regime
opposedBy People's Republic of Kampuchea
Royal Government of Cambodia
participatedIn Cambodian Civil War
Khmer Rouge insurgency after 1979
partOf Khmer Rouge leadership
linked to: Khmer Rouge
positionHeld Khmer Rouge regional commander
senior Khmer Rouge military commander
roleIn implementation of Khmer Rouge policies in controlled regions
sexOrGender male
workLocation Democratic Kampuchea
northwestern Cambodia

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