1 July 1977

June 20th, 1977: 12 Cambodians “weak from hunger and some suffering malaria”, arrive in a refugee camp in Thailand. Initially they fled in a group of 60, but many were killed by Khmer Rouge soldiers or malaria. https://t.co/mm4pa6JqpU

June 20, 1977: Khmer Rouge commander Hun Sen (photo 2017), who will later become Prime Minister of Cambodia, defects to Vietnam to escape the purges of cadres taking place in the Eastern Zone. https://t.co/JMmlu6IrGH