Victory over Genocide Day
07 January
Sitting awkwardly between liberation and occupation depending on how you view history, Victory over Genocide Day commemorates the Vietnamese assault on Cambodia which brought an end to the Khmer Rouge's bloody regime. The Vietnamese troops entered Cambodia on 7 January 1979 and each year the day is marked with remembrance services, exhibitions and cultural displays.
Sitting awkwardly between liberation and occupation depending on how you view history, Victory over Genocide Day commemorates the Vietnamese assault on Cambodia which brought an end to the Khmer Rouge's bloody regime. The Vietnamese troops entered Cambodia on 7 January 1979 and each year the day is marked with remembrance services, exhibitions and cultural displays.
