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The Khmer Rouge take power
In April 1975 the four-year rule of the brutal Khmer Rouge began in Cambodia.
Up to two million people are thought to have died - many summarily executed, or starved to death.
Youk Chhang survived. He was just 14 years old at the time.
(Photo: Youk Chhang, 2013)
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