TRIP TO CAMBODIA
1996
Map of Cambodia
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Cambodia is an independent nation in Southeast Asia
bordered by Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand. It
was governed for roughly 100 years by the
French until 1954. From 1954 until 1965
Cambodia enjoyed peace and a relatively strong economy. With the escalation of the war in
Viet Nam the political situation in Cambodia deteriorated
and civil war broke out during the late
sixties and seventies. In 1975 the Khmer
Rouge, an extremist, communist group, took
over the nation. As a result over 2 million
people were killed. Since 1991 the Cambodian people have been trying to rebuild the country with an elected coalition government of communists and democrats. Today many people predict more war.
  Let's begin the journey with John D'Amicantonio
jdamican@csulb.edu
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