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Pol Pot

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Born

May 19, 1925

Zodiac

Taurus

26,630

days lived

72

age at death

Born
May 19, 1925
Died
April 15, 1998 (aged 72)
Zodiac
♉︎Taurus·ox 🐂
Updated Jul 2026

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Pol's Birth Chart

Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

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Moon Sign

Aries♈︎

Dominant Element

Earth

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for May 19, 1925

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1998
Day 26,629
Age 72

Death of Pol Pot

Confidence
96%
Apr 15, 1998

Pol Pot dies in Anlong Veng, Cambodia, reportedly of heart failure.

1997
Day 26,433
Age 72

Pol Pot Interview

Confidence
96%
Oct 1, 1997

Pol Pot gives an interview to Nate Thayer, one of his last public statements.

Day 26,311
Age 72

Pol Pot Placed Under House Arrest

Confidence
98%
Jun 1, 1997
1996
Day 25,794
Age 70

Khmer Rouge Officially Outlawed

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1996
1991
Day 24,263
Age 66

Paris Peace Agreements

Confidence
98%
Oct 23, 1991
1978
Day 19,578
Age 53

Vietnamese Invasion of Cambodia

Confidence
98%
Dec 25, 1978
1976
Day 18,493
Age 50

Democratic Kampuchea Established

Confidence
96%
Jan 5, 1976

Khmer Rouge officially renames Cambodia as Democratic Kampuchea.

1975
Day 18,230
Age 49

Khmer Rouge Victory

Confidence
96%
Apr 17, 1975

Khmer Rouge forces capture Phnom Penh, marking the fall of the Khmer Republic.

Day 18,124
Age 49

Marriage to Khieu Ponnary

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1975

Pol Pot marries Khieu Ponnary, who later suffers from mental illness.

1960
Day 12,645
Age 34

Increasing Power Within Khmer Rouge

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1960

Pol Pot rises to prominence within the Khmer Rouge leadership.

1949
Day 8,628
Age 23

Studies Radio Electronics in Paris

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1949

Pol Pot studies radio electronics in Paris, France.

1948
Day 8,262
Age 22

Joins Marxist Circle

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1948

Pol Pot joins a Marxist circle while studying in Paris.

1935
Day 3,514
Age 9

Attends Lycée Sisowath

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1935

Pol Pot attends Lycée Sisowath in Phnom Penh.

1925
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Saloth Sar (Pol Pot)

Confidence
96%
May 19, 1925

Saloth Sar, later known as Pol Pot, is born in Prek Sbauv, Kampong Thom, Cambodia.