Khieu Ponnary

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Khieu Ponnary (born 1920 in Phnom Penh, died July 1, 2003 in Pailin) became the spouse of Pol Pot in 1956. She was the first Khmer woman to receive a bachelor's degree in Paris, France.

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• Elizabeth Becker : Khieu Ponnary, 83, First Wife Of Pol Pot, Cambodian Despot, in New York Times, July 3, 2003, pA20 (the same in International Herald Tribune, July 4, 2003 p7)
• Khieu Ponnary; Obituary, in The Times, London, July 8, 2003 p31