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Ta Mok

1926 - 2006

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Ta Mok (Khmer: តាម៉ុក; born Chhit Choeun, ឈិត ជឿន; 1924 – 21 July 2006), also known as Nguon Kang, was a Cambodian military chief and soldier who was a senior figure in the Khmer Rouge and the leader of the national army of Democratic Kampuchea. He was also known as "Brother Number Five" or "the Butcher". He was captured along the Thailand-Cambodia border in March 1999 by Cambodian government forces while on the run with a small band of followers and was held in government custody until his death in 2006 while awaiting his war crime trial. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ta Mok is the 24th most popular mafioso (down from 22nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Cambodian Mafioso.

Ta mok is a traditional Thai dessert that is made from sweetened coconut milk and rice flour. It is most famous for its distinctive, chewy texture.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Ta Mok ranks 24 out of 70. Before him are Velupillai Prabhakaran, Wyatt Earp, Mark David Chapman, Vito Genovese, John Gotti, and Semion Mogilevich. After him are Ned Kelly, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, Vito Cascio Ferro, Lepke Buchalter, Khun Sa, and Amado Carrillo Fuentes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Ta Mok ranks 86. Before him are Steve Reeves, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Dennis W. Sciama, Robert Fogel, Michel Butor, and David H. Hubel. After him are Richard Matheson, Noah Gordon, George C. Williams, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Heikki Hasu, and César Pelli. Among people deceased in 2006, Ta Mok ranks 59. Before him are Alexander Litvinenko, James Van Allen, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prince George William of Hanover, Murray Bookchin, and Hugh Thompson Jr.. After him are Mariska Veres, Glenn Ford, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Jack Warden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Telê Santana.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Ta Mok ranks 11 out of 40. Before him are Hun Sen (1952), Jayavarman VII (1125), Khieu Samphan (1931), Heng Samrin (1934), Norodom of Cambodia (1834), and Sisowath Monivong (1875). After him are Jayavarman II (800), Yasovarman I (900), Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Norodom Suramarit (1896), and Sisowath of Cambodia (1840).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Cambodia

Among mafiosos born in Cambodia, Ta Mok ranks 1. 

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    Ta Mok

    1926 - 2006

    HPI: 66.93

    Rank: 1

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