Cambodia Victory Day

Cambodia Victory Day (Victory over Genocide Day, Nation Day)

January 7This national holiday is also called Victory over Genocide Day and Nation Day . It marks the day in 1979 that Vietnamese troops entered Cambodia and began an assault that ended the bloody regime of the Khmer Rouge. It is estimated that as many as two million Cambodians were killed during the nearly four years that Pol Pot of the Khmer Rouge ruled the country. The celebration is viewed with mixed emotions by many Cambodians, since the holiday also marks the beginning of Cambodian dependence on Vietnam.
Victory Day is celebrated with patriotic speeches by government officials, remembrance services for the victims, as well as cultural displays of the era.
CONTACTS:
Royal Embassy of Cambodia
4530 16th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
202-726-7742 or 202-726-8268; fax: 202-726-8381
www.embassyofcambodia.org
Tourism of Cambodia
262 Monivong Blvd.
Khan Daun Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
www.tourismcambodia.com
(c)

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释义	Cambodia Victory Day Cambodia Victory Day (Victory over Genocide Day, Nation Day) January 7This national holiday is also called Victory over Genocide Day and Nation Day . It marks the day in 1979 that Vietnamese troops entered Cambodia and began an assault that ended the bloody regime of the Khmer Rouge. It is estimated that as many as two million Cambodians were killed during the nearly four years that Pol Pot of the Khmer Rouge ruled the country. The celebration is viewed with mixed emotions by many Cambodians, since the holiday also marks the beginning of Cambodian dependence on Vietnam. Victory Day is celebrated with patriotic speeches by government officials, remembrance services for the victims, as well as cultural displays of the era. CONTACTS: Royal Embassy of Cambodia 4530 16th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20011 202-726-7742 or 202-726-8268; fax: 202-726-8381 www.embassyofcambodia.org Tourism of Cambodia 262 Monivong Blvd. Khan Daun Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia www.tourismcambodia.com (c)
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