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Nuon Chea (Khmer: នួន ជា; born July 7 1926) also known as Long Bunruot (Khmer: ឡុង ប៊ុនរត្ន) is a Cambodian former communist politician and former chief ideologist of Khmer Rouge. He was commonly known as Brother Number Two second in command to Pol Pot who was leader during the Cambodian Genocide 1975-1979. Nuon Chea is in detention awaiting a United Nations trial for crimes against humanity for his role in the genocide alongside other top-tier Khmer Rouge leader: Khieu Samphan.

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active years end date
1976-10-25, 1979-01-07
active years start date
1976-04-13, 1976-09-27
birth date
1926-07-07, 1926-07-27
birth place
Battambang Province, Voat Kor, French Indochina, Battambang
deputy
Ta Mok, Kampuchean People's Representative Assembly
order in office
Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, President of the Standing Committee of the Kampuchean People's Representative Assembly
party
Communist Party of Kampuchea
president
Khieu Samphan
prime minister
Pol Pot, Penn Nouth, Khieu Samphan
religion
Buddhism
successor
Pol Pot

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