The Art Commune & Pol Pot’s Squat
*This originally was published in CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL in 2017 London: When the Khmer Rouge took over the Cambodian government
Read more*This originally was published in CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL in 2017 London: When the Khmer Rouge took over the Cambodian government
Read moreOn September 24, 1952, rebel groups The Khmer National Liberation Committee (Comite National Khmer de Liberation – CNKL) headed by Poc
Read moreOn September 18, 1949, King Norodom Sihanouk dissolved the National Assembly. On September 18, 1967, following a diplomatic crisis when
Read moreOn September 10, 1990, the Cambodian factions, meeting in Jakarta, finally established the 12-member Supreme National Council (SNC). Debates over
Read moreOn August 13, 1969, Lon Nol formed a government as prime minister which in March 1970 would vote to depose
Read moreOn July 30, 1987, Heng Samrin journeyed to Moscow to consult with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Then in an interview
Read moreOn July 23, 1997, Laos and Myanmar joined ASEAN. Cambodia, due to join on this date, had been rejected after
Read moreOn June 4, 1949, the French parliament transferred the territory of Cochinchina (known as Kampuchea Krom to Cambodians), which they had
Read more*Continuing from PART I and PART II After King Sihanouk took control of government for the 3rd time (June 16 1952
Read moreOn November 14, 1950, the US Legation opens in Phnom Penh- preceding the opening of an embassy. Operations were initially
Read morePhnom Penh: Mr. Neth Pheaktra, Spokesman of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, said on social media this morning that at 00:51
Read moreWith the Khmer Rogue leadership at the UN and Cold War rivalries competing, the situation for Cambodian civilians at the
Read moreThis is Part Four of the series. Read PART ONE, PART TWO, PART THREE The UN Arrives Following the Paris
Read moreOakland, California, 1975: A telex machine in an office inside the Leamington Hotel whirs into action with a message sent
Read morePailin: At 7:00 pm on 09 August 2019, the body of Nuon Chea, the second in command of the Khmer
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