Sar became the Secretary General of the Khmer Rouge in 1963, and Prime Minister of Cambodia after a coup in 1975. Under what name is this dictator better known?

Related Mcqs:

1. This mass murderer killed between one to three million of his own people. He was one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge. His organization helped make ‘Democratic Kampuchea’ (as it was called) Cambodia’s government. Who was this murderer and extorter that received aid from many international organizations?

   A. Lon Nol
   B. Khieu Ponnary
   C. Pol Pot
   D. Phnom Penh

2. The real name of this dictator was Saloth Sar. He was the leader of Cambodia during a time of violent genocide. By what name was he better known?

   A. Pol Pot
   B. Kim II Sung
   C. Nicolai Ceausescu
   D. Fidel Castro

3. Chile’s Augusto Pinochet came to power after a coup d’tat in 1973, during which President Salvador Allende was killed. On what date did this coup d’tat take place?

   A. September 11
   B. December 25
   C. July 4
   D. January 1

4. The year 1943 saw the dictator Juan Peron come to power after a military coup. But in which country?

   A. Peru
   B. Colombia
   C. Chile
   D. Argentina

5. Which dictator came to power after a coup d’tat in 1976 in Argentina?

   A. Juan Pern
   B. Jorge Videla
   C. Daniel Ortega
   D. Octavio Paz

6. Another military leader General Than Shwe became dictator of which country in 1991?

   A. Thailand
   B. Myanmar
   C. Indonesia
   D. North Korea

7. Of what country did dictator Josip Broz Tito become Prime Minister in 1945 and rule as President from 1953 until his death in 1980:

   A. Hungary
   B. Czechoslovakia
   C. Bulgaria
   D. Yugoslavia

8. By 1975, which secretary of state for America had singed National Security Decision Memorandum 292, titled as “US-Iran Nuclear cooperation”?

   A. Henry Kissinger
   B. Phillip Pirringer
   C. John
   D. Dudi Kissinger

9. Fidel Castro became leader of Cuba in 1959. Whom had he overthrow to become the new dictator of Cuba?

   A. Noriega
   B. Morales
   C. Duval
   D. Batista

10. Due to the landslide victory of the Labour Party in the 1997 British General Election, this 43 years old son of a barrister and lecturer became the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812.

    A. Margaret Thatcher
    B. Neville Chamberlain
    C. John Major
    D. Tony Blair