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Kang Kek Iew

1942 - 2020

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Kang Kek Iew, also spelled Kaing Guek Eav (Khmer: កាំង ហ្គេកអ៊ាវ [kaŋ geːk.ʔiəw]; 17 November 1942 – 2 September 2020), alias Comrade Duch (Khmer: សមមិត្តឌុច [samamɨt ɗuc]) or Hang Pin, was a Cambodian convicted war criminal and leader in the Khmer Rouge movement, which ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979. As the head of the government's internal security branch (Santebal), he oversaw the Tuol Sleng (S-21) prison camp where thousands were held for interrogation and torture, after which the vast majority of these prisoners were eventually executed. He was the first Khmer Rouge leader to be tried by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the crimes of the Khmer Rouge regime, and was convicted of crimes against humanity, murder, and torture for his role during the Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia and sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kang Kek Iew has received more than 642,939 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Kang Kek Iew is the 67th most popular extremist (up from 84th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Cambodian Extremist.

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  • 640k

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  • 59.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Kang Kek Iew ranks 67 out of 283. Before him are Luis Garavito, Boris Savinkov, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Pedro López, and Carlo Gambino. After him are Matteo Messina Denaro, Johnny Torrio, Gary Ridgway, Willi Herold, Charles Sobhraj, and Hermine Braunsteiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Kang Kek Iew ranks 110. Before him are Daniel Dennett, Prince Michael of Kent, Barry Levinson, Bob Ross, Larry Flynt, and Manolo Blahnik. After him are Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Lee Kun-hee, Terry Jones, Britt Ekland, Pedro Rocha, and Hannu Mikkola. Among people deceased in 2020, Kang Kek Iew ranks 74. Before him are Jack Steinberger, Ulay, Amadou Toumani Touré, Clive Cussler, Eddie Van Halen, and Kelly Preston. After him are Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Lee Kun-hee, Terry Jones, Momčilo Krajišnik, Quino, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Kang Kek Iew ranks 14 out of 40. Before him are Sisowath Monivong (1875), Heng Samrin (1934), Norodom of Cambodia (1834), Jayavarman II (800), Ta Mok (1926), and Suryavarman II (1095). After him are Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Ang Duong (1796), and Yasovarman I (900).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Cambodia

Among extremists born in Cambodia, Kang Kek Iew ranks 1. 

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