25 April 1975

An evacuated Cambodian refugee and her child at @USArmy base at U-Tapao, Thailand. Normally New Year’s festivities would start today, but as the Khmer Rouge continue to bombard PhnomPenh, Cambodia no official new year celebrations took place. onthisday. ©@AP_Images https://t.co/kqfJaINd0H

General Sak Sutsakhan becomes the new president of Cambodia. “I realized that I must find a way to an honorable peace immediately. I decided to make our last peace offer to Prince Sihanouk”. Sak’s cousin was Nuon Chea, who will become a prominent member of the Khmer Rouge. https://t.co/XnoF8OjD6u

RT @JimLaurie_Asia: OnThisDay 1975. Our video of evacuation frm Cambodia of US Embassy, interntl journalists & Khmer civilians by Marine…