Tou Samouth | |
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ទូ សាមុត | |
| General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Kampuchea | |
| In office 30 September 1960 – 20 July 1962 | |
| Deputy | Nuon Chea |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Pol Pot (1963) |
| General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 21 September 1951 – 30 September 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Pen Sovan (1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1915 Cochinchina, French Indochina |
| Died | 20 July 1962 (aged 46–47)[1] Cambodia |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
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| Other political affiliations | United Issarak Front |
Tou Samouth (Khmer: ទូ សាមុត; c. 1915 – 20 July 1962), also known as Achar Sok (អាចារ្យសុក), was a Cambodian politician. One of the two founding members of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP), the other being Son Ngoc Minh, and head of its more moderate faction. He is mainly remembered for mentoring Saloth Sar, who would later change his name to Pol Pot.