Ieng Sary
| Ieng Sary | |
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Ieng Sary in 1976
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 15 January 1976 – 7 January 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Pol Pot |
| Preceded by | Sarin Chhak |
| Succeeded by | Hun Sen |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea | |
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In office 14 April 1976 – 7 January 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Pol Pot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kim Trang 24 October 1925 Trà Vinh, Vietnam |
| Died | 14 March 2013 (aged 87) Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Resting place | Malai, Banteay Meanchey |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Khieu Thirith (m. 1951–2013; his death) |
| Alma mater | Paris Institute of Political Studies |
Ieng Sary (Khmer: អៀង សារី; 24 October 1925 – 14 March 2013) was a co-founder and senior member of the Khmer Rouge. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea led by Pol Pot and served in the 1975–79 government of Democratic Kampuchea as foreign minister and deputy prime minister. He was known as "Brother Number Three" as he was third in command after Pol Pot and Nuon Chea. His wife, Ieng Thirith (née Khieu), served in the Khmer Rouge government as social affairs minister. Ieng Sary was arrested in 2007 and was charged with crimes against humanity but died of heart failure before the case against him could be brought to a verdict.
Ieng Sary was born in Nhan Hoa village, which is located in the subdistrict of Luong Hoa (also known as Loeung Va in Khmer), Châu Thành District, Trà Vinh Province, southern Vietnam in 1925. His father, Kim Riem was a Khmer Krom while his mother Tran Thi Loi, was a Chinese immigrant who moved to Vietnam with her parents when she was a little girl. However, during his trial in 2011, it was stated that his mother was of mixed Vietnamese and Chinese descent. Sary changed his name from the Vietnamese Kim Trang when he joined the Khmer Rouge. He was the brother-in-law by marriage of the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot (real name: Saloth Sar). Sary and Saloth Sar studied at Phnom Penh's Lycée Sisowath where their future wives, the sisters Khieu Thirith and Khieu Ponnary also studied. Before leaving Cambodia to study in Paris, Sary was engaged to Khieu Thirith.
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