Tag: Khmer Rouge
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January 10: Twelve Survivors Out of 20,000 in Cambodia’s S-21 Prison
A Dark Moment in Cambodian History January 10 marks a pivotal, unsettling moment in Southeast Asian history. In early 1979, Vietnamese forces advanced into Phnom Penh, reclaiming the Cambodian capital from the Khmer Rouge. The city’s liberation did not simply end a war; it exposed a chilling chamber of horrors: Tuol Sleng, also known as…
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Today in History: January 10 — 12 Survivors at the Notorious Cambodian Prison
Overview: January 10, 1979 and a Long Aftermath Today in history marks a stark moment in Cambodia’s brutal 1975–1979 era as Vietnamese forces completed the capture of Phnom Penh. In the wake of the Khmer Rouge dictatorship, which sought to purify the country through radical social engineering, tens of thousands had perished in prisons, labor…
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Today in History: January 10 – The discovery of Phnom Penh’s notorious prison massacre
Today in History: January 10 and the Khmer Rouge’s dark legacy January 10 marks a haunting chapter in the history of Southeast Asia. In 1979, amid Cambodia’s brutal upheavals, a Vietnamese photographer named Ho Van Tay documented a chilling moment that would illuminate the world’s understanding of the Khmer Rouge regime’s atrocities. Drawn to Phnom…