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Testimonies in the Cambodian Genocide collection seek to establish full-life histories of the individuals, including their social and cultural life before and after the Cambodian Genocide.
20 lip 2018 · Three most senior surviving Khmer Rouge members, including leader Pol Pot's right-hand man, "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, go on trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
6 sie 2014 · At least 1.7 million people – nearly a quarter of Cambodia’s population – were killed by execution, disease, starvation and overwork under the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule from 1975 to 1979. Three...
This is a timeline of Cambodian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Cambodia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Cambodia. See also the list of kings of Cambodia.
From 1975-79, an estimated 1.5-3.0 million people-probably around 1.8 million, about a quarter of the population—were killed in a systematic campaign of mass murder organized by the Cambodian government at the time, known as the Democratic Kampuchea (DK).
Students will be able to identify how the Khmer Rouge regime shaped the social, cultural and economic lives of Cambodians by creating a timeline using the oral history survivor stories from Cambodians who shared their experiences enduring state-sanctioned violence from 1975 to 1979.
Historical Overview of Cambodian Genocide. French colonizers who first came to Cambodia in the early 1860s encountered a rich culture and history. 1 France finally gave up its colony in 1953, nearly 100 years after they first seized it. The colonial forces returned power to Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Sihanouk and the prince’s ability to rule ...
