KCP1955
During the mid-1950s, two KPRP factions, the "urban committee" (headed by Tou Samouth), and the "rural committee" (headed by Sieu Heng), emerged. In very general terms, these groups espoused divergent revolutionary lines
Historical person
Tou Samouth Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tou Samouth, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Kampuchea.
5 records1955–19624 events0 places
Chronological biography
1955
1962
Death of Tou Samouth1962
The underground communist party secretary Tou Samouth is arrested and later killed while in custody
KCP1962
When Ton Samouth was murdered, Pol Pot becomes the acting leader of the communist party. The underground communist party secretary Tou Samouth is arrested and later killed while in custody
Assassination of Tou Samouth20 July 1962
The underground communist party secretary Tou Samouth is arrested and later killed while in custody
Khmer Rouge20 July 1962
Tou Samouth is murdered by the Kampuchean Government
Titles and roles
Member of CCP
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.