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What were some of Pol Pot's greatest achievements?
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Pol Pot achieved several significant things during his time as leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. He transformed Cambodia from an industrializing and Westernizing nation into a rural-based, self-sufficient and, he hoped, communist society. His aim was to reduce Cambodia to an agrarian society and abolish capitalism and bourgeois values, leading to the death of more than 1.5 million people. Pol Pot also reduced Cambodia's inflated population from 7 million people to around 2.5 million through a mass killings and disease. Finally, Pol Pot established ties with North Vietnam and received support for his regime from the Soviet Union and North Korea. These accomplishments led Pol Pot to be seen as a champion of the people, even as he is now remembered as one of the most ruthless and destructive leaders of the twentieth century.