Escaping the Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia for three years, eight months and twenty days. After overthrowing Lon Nol in April 1975 and establishing a so-called Democratic Kampuchea, the Communist-sponsored government was responsible for the deaths of as many as two million people, almost one-third of the country''s population. Here, Chileng Pa vividly recalls life under the Cambodian Communists. Attempting...
The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia for three years, eight months and twenty days. After overthrowing Lon Nol in April 1975 and establishing a so-called Democratic Kampuchea, the Communist-sponsored government was responsible for the deaths of as many as two million people, almost one-third of the country''s population. Here, Chileng Pa vividly recalls life under the Cambodian Communists. Attempting...
