Choeung Ek

Choeung Ek - The killing fields & Tuol Sleng - S21 prison

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July 13th 2016
In 1975 the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia under the leadership of Pol Pot. Cambodia was already a basket case, the 1970 - 1975 civil war had just come to an end and millions of Cambodians had been driven from their land and had taken refuge in the cities to escape fighting and heavy bombing by the US, aimed at disrupting Vietnamese supply lines. A lot of these people initially welcomed the ... 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