Cambodia: Khmer Rouge 'Brother No 2', Nuon Chea, at Pochentong Airport, Phnom Penh, This is a rare picture of Nuon Chea, 'Brother No 2' and Pol Pot's closest confidant, during the Denmocratic Kampuchea period. Nuon Chea, aka Long Bunruot, was born in Battambang Province in 1926. A Sino-Khmer, originally named Lau Ben Kon, he studied at Bangkok's Thmmasat University before going on to become the most secretive and ruthless Khmer Rouge theoretician.

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