The History Files: Cambodian Republics

#CambodianRepublics: Lt-Gen #LonNol overthrew the monarchy in 1970 to establish the #KhmerRepublic, but this pro #American state gave way in 1975.

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#Cambodia #Sihanouk #Genocide #Smiles #KhmerRouge #UNTAC

Crossing Cambodia's Great Lake and journeying into the heart of darkness Crossing Cambodia's great lake, the Tonle Sap, on a heavily armed boat with Liz Gilliland . Siem Reap 95. Crossing the Tonle Sap on a heavil...

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Curriculum of Feelings - Part 3 - The Tree, 1770 The Killing Tree, Choeung Ek, Cambodia

Thud. Thud. Thud. Sound, blood, sap, teeth. Human hands delivering death with choreographed violence as if this, too, belonged in the orchard life. I could not withdraw. Only witness.
#KhmerRouge #Cambodia #Genocide

Sino-Vietnamese War - Wikipedia

#OTD #TDIH #March16, 1979: #SinoVietnameseWar ends as the Chinese #PeoplesLiberationArmy retreats from #Vietnam to #China.
#ThirdIndochinaWar #CambodianVietnameseWar #KhmerRouge #KillingFields #Genocide #Cambodia #Kampuchea #WarSky
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friend told me about this film #khmerrouge

Red Wedding (film)
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"I can't even imagine the kinds of horrible things happening at Tuol Sleng (former concentration camp) right now." I said

He looked at me and immediately began meowing.

At first, I was confused until I realized it was Puppy, telling me to give him breakfast.

#Cambodia #KhmerRouge #dreams #cats

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The next day, a UN peacekeeper came to check on the condition of our class.

We suspected she might be a CIA agent, so the class started chanting, "CIA, CIA, CIA!" 🤷‍♀️

As she approached me, I quickly handed her the letter, which she promptly pocketed. (Part 4)

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The general said, "What are you doing?!"

Trying to seem innocent and stupid, I replied, "Just playing with my desk." 🥺

He looked at my desk draws, but didn't see the note. "Something bad will happen to you tomorrow." he said (Part 3)

#Cambodia #KhmerRouge #dreams

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My Filipino classmate (who used to be my student), slipped me a paper written in Khmer (which I can't read).

I asked him what was on it and he said, "Secrets...please keep it safe."

I hid it quickly, because the general was approaching. (Part 2)

#Cambodia #KhmerRouge #dreams

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Last night, I had a dream I was back in Cambodia, except I was a student this time.

All the foreign students were being held in a classroom, because the Khmer Rouge had returned.

They were trying to decide whether we would be deported or executed.
(Part 1)

#Cambodia #KhmerRouge #dreams

Why the Khmer Rouge Killed Intellectuals and City Dwellers (And What It Meant) The Khmer Rouge killed intellectuals and city dwellers because the movement embraced an extreme agrarian, anti-urban ideology that cast educated people, professionals, and anyone linked to the old society as enemies of a new peasant utopia. Under Pol Pot’s rule from 1975 to 1979, cities were emptied, money and markets were abolished, and suspected “intellectuals” were executed or worked to death in rural labor camps.

The Khmer Rouge targeted intellectuals and urban residents in pursuit of an extreme agrarian vision. We unpack the ideology, terror, and consequences. What should the world learn from it today? #CambodianGenocide #Intellectuals #KhmerRouge #KillingFields #PolPot

Mass Murderers, Psychotic and Ordinary A film about Cambodia's killing fields portrays mass murderers as ordinary citizens, embedded in vlllages and families.  I disagree with a psychologist who argues that such killers are in the same uni...

"Anyone can be made into a mass murderer."
- Rob Lemkin, co-director of "Enemies of the People”
Mass #Psychosis gripped #Cambodia as they followed a #Psychopath into committing #MassMurder. Two million people, or 25% of the country were killed.

Few ever faced #Justice.

#History #PolPot #KhmerRouge

Yes, it is economic suicide, a lunacy. But when did this ever stop dictators, emperors and oligarchs?
#USSR #libya #northkorea #nazigermany #khmerrouge

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#OnThisDay in 1979, Vietnamese troops took Phnom Penh & overthrew the #KhmerRouge after #PolPot's brutal regime killed 2 million Cambodians in the worst genocide in the history of Southeast Asia; today, #ApartheidIsrael is continuing its #GazaGenocide with impunity...
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Skulls from the killing fields. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53005

Today in #LaborHistory 1/7/1979: #Vietnam drove #PolPot & #KhmerRouge from #Cambodia. Pol Pot’s #genocide killed 2 million civilians, or 25% of the country’s entire population at the time.

Vietnam-Cambodia 1979 joint victory : Milestone of pure, steadfast international solidarity vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2026/01/07/vietnam-cambo... #Cambodia #History #KhmerRouge #Vietnam

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1979 #PhnomPenh fell to Vietnamese troops intent on toppling #PolPot & the #KhmerRouge in the #ThirdIndochinaWar. The Cambodian/Kampuchean dictatorship killed between 1.5 & 2 million people in the #CambodianGenocide/#Democide, ~60% due to direct execution.

Le 7 janvier ne sera pas célébré cette année au Cambodge vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2026/01/07/le-7-janvier-... #Cambodge #Histoire #KhmerRouge

7 janvier 1979 : une date charnière de l’histoire cambodgienne vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2026/01/07/7-janvier-197... #Cambodge #Histoire #KhmerRouge

A Japanese poster for the movie "The Killing Fields" (1984)

(5/8) Actor Haing S. Ngor lived through the historical event portrayed in the film and was the first Cambodian-American to win an Oscar. Ngor was killed outside his home in 1996. Many believe the murder was linked to the #KhmerRouge but this is unconfirmed 💔

This #HistoricalFiction book was inspired by my hairdresser and her experience in Cambodia under the #KhmerRouge She taught me so much about life, acceptance, and love of family.

S21 #khmerrouge foltergefängnis
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Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought

Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought

Rockoff, who risked his life to photograph the brutality of the Khmer Rouge, has struggled ever since. Now he says his historic negatives have been taken from him.

#photojournalism #Cambodia #KhmerRouge

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Cambodia’s Genocide A Warning From History 🚫 ⚠️
#cambodia #khmerrouge #civilwar

Please indulge some self-promotion!
I've recently launched season two of my podcast, Who Killed Haing Ngor. The first three episodes are out.

#TrueCrime #GlobalCrime #hollywoodhistory #LAGangs #TransnationalCrime #OrganizedCrime #KhmerRouge #CambodianGenocide #UNTAC #Oscars #AcademyAwards

Camboya sigue atormentada por el legado del Jemer Rojo - Jacobin Revista Hace cincuenta años, el Jemer Rojo tomó el poder en la capital camboyana, Phnom Penh. En lugar de reconstruir el país tras la destructiva campaña de bombardeos estadounidense, el movimiento de Pol Pot...

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Kong Nay, Cambodian Musician Who Survived the Khmer Rouge Kong Nay: Preserving Cambodian Musical Heritage After the Khmer Rouge

Kong Nay: Preserving Cambodian Musical Heritage After the Khmer Rouge tuneradar.rebuscando.info/kong-nay-cam... #music #kongnay #khmerrouge #cambodianmusic