8 February 1976

Under the Khmer Rouge he had to work 12 1/2 hours in the fields with a 1/2 hour break. As older people were ordered to live in a separated area, he has not seen his parents in months. He did not witness atrocities but had seen many arrests. “Those arrested simply disappear”. 3/3

Then 270 Cambodians tried to flee on foot to Thailand. On the 11th night of their journey, Khmer Rouge soldiers opened fire at them near the Mongkol Borei river. Only 67 survived and made it to Thailand. -2/3

An 18-year-old refugee from Batambang province arrives in Thailand and tells how he manged to escape the Khmer Rouge:

“The young people in my compound invited the two KR guards to eat chicken with them. When the guards approached, they killed them with sharpened bamboo.” – 1/3

@BolorinosHugo Hi Bolorinos, this information is from Sihanouk’s official biographer Julio A. Jeldres (source: https://t.co/Ka6y6LRe0l). Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find a reference to a exact date to when exactly Lefter had this conversation with Sihanouk.

@jemora13 Hi Jose, this is out of the book “Empires at War: A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II” byFrancis Pike.
Link to quote on goggle books: https://t.co/b0AL2pZR5w

.@nytimes reports that Cambodian Schools remain shut since the Khmer Rouge victory. Education received no mention on KR operated PhnomPenh radio.

Refugees said children are not instructed in any of the basic subjects but are taught “revolutionary songs” (Photo,©DC-Cam, undated) https://t.co/6mswrlm9ef