12 October 1976

5. The September Issue of “Revolutionary Flag” highlights the Khmer Rouge’s obsession with categorising and “reforming” people.

“Some elements may reform, but many elements do not reform. When they die, they instruct their children to struggle on against the communists”. https://t.co/i5uZIz6X8C

4. The Indochina Chronicle publishes Khmer Rouge Head of State Khieu Samphan’s doctoral thesis “Underdevelopment in Cambodia” (He got his PHD in 1959 at the Sorbonne, Paris) https://t.co/HN6uhegK1K

A recap on what happened in Cambodia in September 1976 under the Khmer Rouge:

1. Pol Pot resigns as Prime Minister due to health reasons. He is replaced by Nuon Chea.

2. Fortnightly air service Hanoi <-> PhnomPenh is established

3. Khmer Rouge FM Ieng Sary visited Japan