Um Neng

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Um Neng, alias Vy, was a Cambodian communist politician.[1] In the early 1960s, he was a leading figure in the Pracheachon Group.[2] At the 1971 congress of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, Um Neng was included in the Central Committee of the party.[3] In 1974 Um Neng became the Deputy Zone Secretary of the CPK in the North-Eastern Zone.[4]

Um Neng died in 1978. Some sources claim he committed suicide after being purged, whereas Kiernan (1985) claims he was executed.[5][6]

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  1. ^ Databases | Cambodian Genocide Program | Yale University
  2. ^ Kiernan, Ben. How Pol Pot Came to Power. London: Verso, 1985. p. 194.
  3. ^ Kiernan, Ben. How Pol Pot Came to Power. London: Verso, 1985. p. 328.
  4. ^ Kiernan, Ben. How Pol Pot Came to Power. London: Verso, 1985. p. 375.
  5. ^ Kiernan, Ben. How Pol Pot Came to Power. London: Verso, 1985. p. 407.
  6. ^ [KRT] Khmer Rouge Trial Portal