Mr. B Finds Pol Pot’s Bunker
Mr. B takes the road less traveled this week, in a quest to find the bunker and house of Khmer
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Who killed Malcolm Caldwell? December 23, 1978
Malcolm Caldwell, left-wing activist and supporter of revolutionary movements everywhere, was murdered in Phnom Penh on 28 December, 1978. To this
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Elephant & Dragon Part 8: The Fall Of Democratic Kampuchea 1975-79
After seizing power in April 1975, the newly installed Khmer Rouge regime- known locally as the ‘Angkar’ and internationally as
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Today In History: 17 April, 1975
Today marks the 45th anniversary (17 April 1975-17 April 2020) of the start of the genocidal regime of Democratic Kampuchea
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Today In History April 15: Death Of Pol Pot
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sar on 19 May 1925, and known in Cambodia as Brother Number One during the Democratic
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This Day In History: Founding Of FUNSK
The Kampuchea (or Khmer) United Front for National Salvation (Khmer: រណសិរ្សសាមគ្គីសង្គ្រោះជាតិកម្ពុជា; KUFNS), often simply referred to as Salvation Front or by its French acronym FUNSK (Front Uni National
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Khmer People’s Revolutionary Party, Established June 28, 1951 (Part 1)
During the 1940s, several loosely aligned armed “Issarak” resistance groups made up of communist and non-communist forces were fighting a
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US Diplomat ‘Haunted by Cambodia’ Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Gunther Dean, a veteran American diplomat and five-time ambassador forever haunted by his role in the
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Khieu Ponnary- Wife of Pol Pot
Khieu Ponnary was the first wife of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. She was born on February 3, 1920, in
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Youk Chhang- Documenting Cambodia’s Dark Past
The story of Youk Chhang is one of hope and grit at its best. As a genocide survivor, Chhang has
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Vietnam is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the invasion of Cambodia and overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime. Although initial
Read more40th Anniversary of Vietnam’s Kampot Sea Landings
Kien Giang (VNA) – A ceremony was held in southern Kien Giang province on December 24 to mark the 40th anniversary
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Interview: Milton Osborne, on Pol Pot and Cambodia’s Development (VoA)
Interview: Milton Osborne, on Pol Pot and Cambodia’s Development 11 September 2018 Sotheary You VOA Khmer In this undated photo
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‘To forget is a crime’: Genocide survivor helps heal Cambodia’s wounds
Youk Chhang receives the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 for his work gathering and preserving evidence of the Khmer Rouge abuses
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