Cambodia: 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh
- 9 years ago
In Cambodia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy leads prayers on the 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge.
#Cambodge : 40e anniversaire de la prise de #PhnomPenh par les Khmers rouges http://t.co/mL5sR6KVze pic.twitter.com/EfiOwPEJEo— TV5MONDE (@TV5MONDE) April 17, 2015
During the communist party’s four-year rule, an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died due to starvation, slave labour, large-scale murder and bloody purges.
#Pictures: Tearful Cambodians mark 40th anniversary of Phnom Penh's fall to Khmer Rouge http://t.co/Kr57iq9Aqc pic.twitter.com/elkDC1pAsb— Gulf News (@gulf_news) April 17, 2015
Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party conducts a ceremony annually at Choeung Ek killing fields – one of the most infamous killing sites linked to the period.
The Khmer Rouge’s supreme leader, Pol Pot, brought the party to power in 1975. He died in 1998 without having been charged for the deaths that occurred during his rule.
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan
#Cambodge : 40e anniversaire de la prise de #PhnomPenh par les Khmers rouges http://t.co/mL5sR6KVze pic.twitter.com/EfiOwPEJEo— TV5MONDE (@TV5MONDE) April 17, 2015
During the communist party’s four-year rule, an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died due to starvation, slave labour, large-scale murder and bloody purges.
#Pictures: Tearful Cambodians mark 40th anniversary of Phnom Penh's fall to Khmer Rouge http://t.co/Kr57iq9Aqc pic.twitter.com/elkDC1pAsb— Gulf News (@gulf_news) April 17, 2015
Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party conducts a ceremony annually at Choeung Ek killing fields – one of the most infamous killing sites linked to the period.
The Khmer Rouge’s supreme leader, Pol Pot, brought the party to power in 1975. He died in 1998 without having been charged for the deaths that occurred during his rule.
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan