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Pol Pot Part 3: Vietnam War, Cambodian Revolution

Real Dictators

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Sianuk and the Khmer Rouge

Sianuk vows to establish a new political party, the National United Front of Campucia. Live on the radio, Sianuk declares that he will now work alongside the Khmer Rouge. It's an incredible reversal, one which reveals Sianuk's utter pragmatism and political flexibility. But this is the most unholy of alliances; everyone has their own agenda.

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