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===[[File:TaMok.png]] Ta Mok===
Ta Mok (1924–2006), was a senior military commander and key figure in the Khmer Rouge, notorious for his brutality and earning the nickname "The Butcher." He joined the communist movement in the 1940s and rose to prominence as a trusted lieutenant of Pol Pot, playing a critical role in the Khmer Rouge's rise to power. As the regime's military chief, he oversaw purges, mass killings, and forced relocations.

After the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Ta Mok remained active in the movement's insurgency and eventually took control as its leader in the late 1990s after ousting Pol Pot. He was captured by Cambodian authorities in 1999 and charged with crimes against humanity but died in 2006 while awaiting trial.