Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Pol Pot Biography and Timeline — Page 4

Follow Pol Pot through 133 dated historical records for Kampuchea.

Pol Pot, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

133Distinct records
4 of 4Page
1999–2006Years on this page

1999

Remaining Surrenders

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Kampuchea · Government / Khmer Rouge

Final remnants surrender to Cambodian authorities after Pol Pot death

Role range: 1963-1997

Accountability Efforts

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

Government and international discussions continue over trials for senior leaders

Role range: 1963-1997

Insurgency

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Kampuchea · Government / Khmer Rouge

Insurgency officially declared over

Role range: 1963-1997

Legacy Debates

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

National discussions begin on Khmer Rouge legacy

Role range: 1963-1997

Documentation Efforts

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

Archives and evidence collection expand

Role range: 1963-1997

2000

ECCC Planning

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

Plans continue for a Khmer Rouge tribunal

Role range: 1963-1997

2001

Legal Framework

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

Cambodia passes law establishing the framework for the ECCC

Role range: 1963-1997

2002

International Support

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · United Nations · Government / Khmer Rouge

UN and Cambodia continue negotiations over tribunal support

Role range: 1963-1997

2003

ECCC Agreement Signed

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

United Nations and Cambodia sign agreement to establish the ECCC

Role range: 1963-1997

2005

ECCC Agreement Enters Force

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

UN-Cambodia agreement for the ECCC enters into force

Role range: 1963-1997

2006

ECCC Operations

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

ECCC judicial officials are sworn in and the tribunal begins operations

Role range: 1963-1997

Public Outreach

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

Public outreach and victim participation work expand around the tribunal

Role range: 1963-1997

Historical Review

Subject of Khmer Rouge Legacy · Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

National review of the Khmer Rouge era expands

Role range: 1963-1997

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.