Pol Pot, Hou Yuon, Ieng Sary, and other leftists gained notoriety by sending an open letter to Sihanouk calling him the "strangler of infant democracy"
Historical person
Hou Yuon Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hou Yuon, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Kampuchea.
Chronological biography
1952
1955
The central role of the peasants in national development was espoused by Hou Yuon in his 1955 thesis, "The Kampuchean Peasants and Their Prospects for Modernization"
The central role of the peasants in national development was espoused by Hou Yuon in his 1955 thesis, "The Kampuchean Peasants and Their Prospects for Modernization"
1956
Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan help establish a new group, the Khmer Students Union,inside, the group was still run by the Cercle Marxiste
Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan help establish a new group, the Khmer Students Union,inside, the group was still run by the Cercle Marxiste
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.