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Kang Kek Iew

1942 - 2020

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Kang Kek Iew, also spelled Kaing Guek Eav (Khmer: កាំង ហ្គេកអ៊ាវ [kaŋ geːk.ʔiəw]; 17 November 1942 – 2 September 2020), alias Comrade Duch (Khmer: សមមិត្តឌុច [samamɨt ɗuc]) or Hang Pin, was a Cambodian convicted war criminal and member of the Khmer Rouge movement, which ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979. As the Chairman of Tuol Sleng (S-21) prison camp, and head of the Santebal, Kang Kek Iew was responsible for the interrogation and torture of thousands of individuals, and was convicted for the execution of at least 12,272 individuals, including women and children, but up to 14,000 in total could have died under his oversight. He was the first Khmer Rouge leader to be tried by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the crimes of the Khmer Rouge regime, and was convicted of crimes against humanity, murder, and torture for his role during the Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia and sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kang Kek Iew is the 124th most popular extremist (down from 67th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Cambodia (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Cambodian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Kang Kek Iew ranks 124 out of 283. Before him are Harold Shipman, Richard Ramirez, Anwar al-Awlaki, Jack Unterweger, Saif al-Adel, and Dokka Umarov. After him are Rafael Caro Quintero, Kōzō Okamoto, Albert Anastasia, Luciano Leggio, Dinko Šakić, and David Berkowitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Kang Kek Iew ranks 194. Before him are Jozef Adamec, Ann Dunham, Don S. Davis, Walter Lini, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, and Chris Hani. After him are Jim Rogers, Tony Sirico, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Pierre Clémenti, Valeriy Brumel, and Zhou Yongkang. Among people deceased in 2020, Kang Kek Iew ranks 151. Before him are Adolfo Nicolás, Ben Cross, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Rocky Johnson, Bill Withers, and Jānis Lūsis. After him are Vera Lynn, Mario Bunge, James E. Gunn, Sergei Khrushchev, Jaswant Singh, and Ivry Gitlis.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Kang Kek Iew ranks 21 out of 40. Before him are Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Ang Duong (1796), and Ieng Thirith (1932). After him are Son Sann (1911), Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914), Haing S. Ngor (1940), Ang Mey (1815), Khieu Ponnary (1920), and Jayavarman V (958).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Cambodia

Among extremists born in Cambodia, Kang Kek Iew ranks 1. 

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