Pol Pot was the Cambodian equivalent of Germany's Hitler, attempting to purify the nation through massive genocidal ethnic cleansing. Generally assumed to be born as Saloth Sar on between January and May on the 25th of a month, 1925, in an unknown village just north of Phnom Penh, he was raised as a normal child. However, his academic pursuits were less than satisfying. At the age of six he was sent to live with his brother for two years of schooling, after which he promptly enrolled in a Catholic (or ministerial) school. Six years quickly flew by as Saloth learned the general foundation of his knowledge, as well as a foreign language--French--that would later come back to haunt him.…
