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General Resources (good for all topics)

• Freedom House
• Human Rights Watch
• Amnesty International
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Reporters Without Borders
• CNN (search their news video archives!)
• Online Databases - feel free to search our databases for reliable information yourself. We recommend the Biography Resource Center, the Student Resource Center, and SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

Pol Pot – Cambodia

• Pol Pot (1928-1998). Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. R
• Pol Pot (1928-1998). History Behind the Headlines. Ed. Meghan Appel O'Meara. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. R
• Pol Pot (1928-1998). UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. R
• Pol Pot and the Prosecution of the Khmer Rouge Leadership in Cambodia. Gerald W. Fry. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Nancy Matuszak. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. R
• The Worst Nightmare.(Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge)(Brief Article). Youk Chhang, and Gerald R. Ford. Newsweek International (March 15, 1999): p63. M
• Activist unearths further proof of Pol Pot genocide. Richard S. Ehrlich. Insight on the News v14.n26 (July 20, 1998): pp37. M
• The Cambodian Genocide Program - information provided by Yale University. Check the Databases link and the Articles link on the left-hand side W
• Khmer Rouge's Pol Pot 'a patriot' - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Pol Pot - (information provided by Time Magazine online M
• The Legacy of Pol Pot, a photographic record of mass murder - information provided by Time Magazine online M
• Cambodia Genocide (Pol Pot) W
• Pol Pot W

Ho Chi Minh – Vietnam

• Ho, Chi Minh (1890-1969). Discovering World History. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
• Ho Chi Minh: North Vietnam Leader W
• Ho, Chi Minh (1890-1969). UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. R
• Minh, Ho Chi (1890-1969). American Decades. Ed. McConnell, Tandy. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
• The Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Vietnam Era. Woodbridge, CT.: Primary Source Microfilm, 1999. R
• Ho Chi Minh - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Ho Chi Minh - information provided by Time Magazine online) M
• Ho Chi Minh - (BE SURE to check the links at the bottom of the page) W
• Ho Chi Minh - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Ho Chi Minh legacy wears thin - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W

Ferdinand Marcos – Philippines

• Marcos, Ferdinand (1917-1989). Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. R
• Marcos, Ferdinand (1917-1989). Newsmakers. Ed. Louise Mooney. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990 R
• Marcos Declares Martial Law in the Philippines, September, 1972. Discovering World History. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
• Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century, 1945-1996. Discovering World History. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
• Marcos Forced to Flee Philippines, February 15, 1986. Discovering World History. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
• Ferdinand Marcos Presidential Center (Be sure to explore this site fully – links at top and the timeline along the bottom) W
• Ferdinand Marcos W
• Philippines cult idolises Marcos - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Philippines human rights victim agree a multi-million dollar settlement - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W

Mohammed Suharto – Indonesia

• Suharto (1921-2008). Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. R
• Suharto (1921-). UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. R
• Indonesian President Suharto Resigns, May 21, 1998. Historic World Events. Detroit: Gale, 2004. R
• Time to Move Ahead; Jakarta is addressing Suharto's legacy through reforms, rather than in court. Newsweek International, May 29, 2006 M
• A dying Suharto avoids answering for crimes. Seth Mydans. The New York Times 157.54195 (Jan 20, 2008): pA10 N
• Indonesia v. Suharto. Ron Moreau. Newsweek (Sept 11, 2000): p64.
• Suharto.(Suharto, dictator of Indonesia)(Obituary). The Economist (US) 386.8565 (Feb 2, 2008): p97US. M
• Suharto W
• Shadow Play - information provided by Channel Thirteen (investigate this site fully – there is great deal of information! W
• Indonesian ex-leader dies - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Be sure to investigate links in the Rise and Fall of Suharto box) W

Than Shwe – Burma/Myanmar

• Shwe, Than, Prime Minister of Myanmar. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations World Leaders. Ed. Mary Rose Bonk. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
• Than Shwe, Head of Military Council (Be sure to download his “resume”) W
• The man behind the Myanmar madness N
• The World's Worst Dictators, Than Shwe M
  Life of Than Shwe W
• Profile: Senior General Than Shwe N
• Than Shwe: Myanmar Junta's "Old Fox" N
• Burma: Than Shwe 'ordered troops to execute villagers' N
• Q&A: Protests in Burma - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Burma's Hardline Generals - information provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) W
• Than Shwe, Head of Military Council (Use this article as a starting point – follow up on all links on the right for history and recent events) W
• A month of misery; Myanmar.(Myanmar's misery lingers). The Economist (US) 387.8583 (June 7, 2008): p54US. M