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Son Sen
was born
in 1930 in Tra Vinh province,
Vietnam. Before and during the Khmer Rouge regime, he was called Comrade
(Brother) Khieu or Brother 89. His wife was Yun Yat, information minister of
Democratic Kampuchea following the arrest and execution of Hou Nim. The couple
had a son named Sen Reasmey, called Mi, and a daughter named Sen Sorya, called
Mon.
On October 9, 1975, the Standing Committee
of the CPK put Son Sen in charge of staff and security. From 1976, he became the
defense minister of Democratic Kampuchea. Son Sen is reported to have once been
so angry with Ieng Sary that he arranged, unsuccessfully, to have a messenger
murder him.
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