Pol Pot was the leader of which radical regime?
Pol Pot was the leader of the radical regime known as the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. He served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) from 1963 until his overthrow in 1979. Pol Pot's regime was responsible for implementing radical and brutal policies, including forced labor, mass executions, and the forced relocation of millions of people during the period known as the Cambodian genocide, which occurred between 1975 and 1979. The regime's actions resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people, accounting for a significant portion of Cambodia's population at the time.