On April 17, fear before the fall

Last Updated on 18 April 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Justine Drennan
 










Pol Pot receives a delegation from the Workers’ Party
of North Vietnam on July 25, 1975, to celebrate the victory of Khmer
Rouge forces over the US-backed Lon Nol regime on April 17 of that year.
Photo by DC-CAM



In the 38 years since the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, many of the
city’s then-residents have