20 October 1977

3. At A-S21 it becomes practice to execute people by talking blood.
4. Camboda pays its @UN dues and is allowed to the General Assembly.
5. Border conflict with Vietnam intensifies, with casualties at both sides https://t.co/mvxt8uKuWe

2. Speaking to China’s PM Guofeng, Pol Pot says the Soviet Union & Vietnam fight us at the border. They infiltrated our forces & try to assassinate our leaders with high-accuracy guns & they have several times poisoned food that we by chance did not eat.“

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A recap on what happened in Cambodia in September 1977 under the Khmer Rouge:

1. Pol Pot is revealed as Prime Minister. In a speech he claims 99% are better off than in the old society: living standards have fallen only for 5%.

2. Pol Pot visits Peking https://t.co/xZMyIfThsv