On #ThisDayInHistory in 1979 #PhnomPenh fell to Vietnamese troops intent on toppling #PolPot & the #KhmerRouge in the #ThirdIndochinaWar. The Cambodian/Kampuchean dictatorship killed between 1.5 & 2 million people in the #CambodianGenocide/#Democide, ~60% due to direct execution.
Victory over Genocide Day (7 January) commemorates the end of the totalitarian Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 when Vietnamese forces captured Phnom Penh, effectively liberating Cambodians from the tyrannical rule. #CambodianGenocide #NeverAgain www.facebook.com/respect.dive...
50th Anniversary of Cambodian Genocide On 20th May we honour the Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day – reflecting on the lives lost under the totalitarian Khmer Rouge regime. #cambodiangenocide #NeverAgain www.facebook.com/respect.dive...
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Tuol Sleng (S-21): The school-turned-death prison where 17,000+ Cambodians were tortured and executed under the Khmer Rouge. Today, it stands as a genocide museum, a reminder of the horrors of unchecked power. #CambodianGenocide #NeverAgain https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/02/19/the-dark-legacy-of-tuol-sleng-the-epicenter-of-cambodias-genocide/
Tuol Sleng (S-21): Cambodia’s Darkest Chapter in the Khmer Rouge Genocide

Discover the chilling history of Tuol Sleng (S-21), the Khmer Rouge’s secret death prison where thousands were tortured and executed. Learn about Cambodia’s genocide and the legacy of this dark past.

Ryan J. Hite