THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Pol Pot

former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)

Pol Pot has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 19, 1925 in Prek Sbauv, Cambodia.

Born

May 19, 1925

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: April 15, 1998

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Birthplace: Prek Sbauv, Cambodia
Professions: military officer, politician
Citizenship: Khmer Republic, French Indochina, Kingdom of Cambodia, State of Cambodia, People's Republic of Kampuchea, Cambodia, Democratic Kampuchea

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: May 19, 1925 (Find a Grave; Den Store Danske Encyklopædi; Munzinger Personen; NNDB; BBC Online; Great Norwegian Encyclopedia; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Great Russian Encyclopedia) or May 19, 1928 (Den Store Danske Encyklopædi; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Croatian Encyclopedia; Encyclopedia of World Biography; Encyclopædia Universalis; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

May 19, 1928

Precision: day · Rank: normal

More about Pol Pot

Birth name: សាឡុត ស
Pseudonyms: Pol Pot

Family

Spouse: Khieu Ponnary

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Pol Pot born?

Pol Pot was born in Prek Sbauv, Cambodia.

What was Pol Pot’s name at birth?

Pol Pot’s recorded birth name is សាឡុត ស.

When did Pol Pot die?

Pol Pot died on April 15, 1998.