Cambodia marks 44 years of Victory over Genocide Day

Cambodia held a grand meeting on January 7 to mark the 44th anniversary of the Victory over Genocide Day (January 7, 1979-2023).
Cambodia marks 44 years of Victory over Genocide Day ảnh 1Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia held a grand meeting on January 7 tomark the 44th anniversary of the Victory over Genocide Day (January7, 1979-2023).

Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also President of the CambodianPeople's Party (CPP), recalled important historical events thatoccurred in the 70s of the last century, placing Cambodia under the Pol Pot-led genocidalregime, which then killed more than 3 million people.

In that context, the patriotic forces under the leadershipof Samdech Hun Sen, Samdech Chea Sim and Samdech Heng Samrin and many othersunited under the flag of the Kampuchea United Front for National Salvation,which was founded on December 2, 1978. The Front received the support of peoplethroughout the country, and the timely and effective assistance of Vietnam’svolunteer soldiers, and rose up to overthrow the genocidal regime on January 7,1979.

According to the PM, the January 7 victory endedthe darkest era and opened a new era of independence, freedom, democracy andsocial progress for Cambodia, by saving the lives of millions of people, bringing back to the people all their rights and freedom that werecompletely lost under the Pol Pot regime.

The victory gave a second birth to the Cambodian people.Without it, there would be no Cambodia today. This is a historical fact that noman or force can distort, he affirmed./.
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