Kang Kek Iew 1942 – 2020

Biography

Kang Kek Iew was born on November 17, 1942, in Peam Bang, Cambodia. His life spanned a pivotal and tragic era in Southeast Asian history, during which Cambodia experienced profound upheaval and transformation. He lived through decades of significant historical events that would shape the nation and its people.

On September 2, 2020, Kang Kek Iew passed away at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh after a period of declining health due to lung disease. His remains were laid to rest at the same hospital. His death marked the end of a complex life that remains intertwined with Cambodia’s difficult twentieth-century history.

The legacy of his life continues to be examined by historians and scholars seeking to understand this consequential period in Cambodia’s past.