KCP
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 biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tou Samouth Biography and Timeline
Follow Tou Samouth through 5 dated historical records for Kampuchea.
Tou Samouth, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1955–1962Years on this page
1955
1962
Assassination of Tou Samouth
The underground communist party secretary Tou Samouth is arrested and later killed while in custody
Khmer Rouge
Tou Samouth is murdered by the Kampuchean Government
Death of Tou Samouth
The underground communist party secretary Tou Samouth is arrested and later killed while in custody
KCP
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
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.