Skulls of the exhumed in the stupa at the Killing Fields

Killing Fields and S21

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April 21st 2007
We had sampled all the great stuff on offer in Phnom Penh and on our final day we were to see the worst side of Cambodia and of human kind. Between 1975 and 1979, Cambodia was ruled by Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge army. Initially, when Pol Pot took charge, the Cambodians were pleased as they supported his communist views and were glad to get rid of a corrupt military government that had overthr ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more