Ieng thirith biography
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Ieng Thirith
Khmer rouge cadre
In this Cambodian name, the surname is Ieng. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thirith.
Ieng Thirith (née Khieu;[1]Khmer: អៀង ធីរិទ្ធ;[2] 10 March 1932[3] – 22 August 2015) was an influential intellectual and politician in the Khmer Rouge, although she was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee.[4] Ieng Thirith was the wife of Ieng Sary, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime. She served as Minister of Social Affairs from October 1975 until the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979.[5][6]
She was the sister of Khieu Ponnary, who was the first wife of Pol Pot. She was arrested by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in November 2007 with her husband, Ieng Sary, on suspicion of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Early years
[edit]Born Khieu Thirith in northwestern Cambodia's Battambang Province,[7] she came from a relatively wealthy and privileged family, and was the second daughter of a Cambodian judge who abandoned the family during World War II, running off to Battambang with a Cambod
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Ieng Thirith
Ieng Thirith | |
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| In office 9 October 1975 – 7 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Pol Pot |
| Born | Khieu Thirith 10 March 1932 Battambang, Cambodia |
| Died | 22 August 2015(2015-08-22) (aged 83) Pailin, Cambodia |
| Spouse(s) | Ieng Sary (m. 1951–2013; his death) |
Ieng Thirith (née Khieu;[1]Khmer: អៀង ធីរិទ្ធ;[2] 10 March 1932[3] – 22 August 2015) was an important Cambodian figure and political criminal in the Khmer Rouge, but was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee.[4]
Thirith was the widow of Ieng Sary, who was minister of foreign affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime. She served as Minister of Social Affairs from October 1975 until the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979.[5]
Arrest
[change | change source]She was arrested & charged by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in November 2007 with her husband, Ieng Sary, on suspicion of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. She was sentenced to house arrest. Her sentence was lifted in 2012 due to mental health.
Death
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