Ho Chi Minh vs. Pol Pot - a podcast by World History Broadcasts

In this episode the hosts discuss the lives and legacies of Ho Chi Minh and Pol Pot. These two dictators battle it out in Round 7 of the knock-out tournament to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. The hosts discuss Ho's fight for Vietnamese independence from France, the communist repression in North Vietnam, the war with America to unify the country and his lasting legacy. They also discuss Pol Pot's takeover of Cambodia, the creation of a solely peasant society, the killing of one quarter of the population in The Killing Fields and the terrible lasting impact of his short rule. One of these two dictators will be eliminated from the tournament and the other will remain in contention to be crowned history's biggest dictator.

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