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The cooperative wooden building where the meeting is held. It is also where rice is processed and food distributed to people in Daakpo village.
The cooperative wooden building where the meeting is held. It is also where rice is processed and food distributed to people in Daakpo village.
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Brigade leader.
Brigade leader.
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The United States as well as the South Vietnamese invaded Cambodia in their attempt to stop the Viet Cong, but they instead drove the Viet Cong deeper into Cambodia.
The United States as well as the South Vietnamese invaded Cambodia in their attempt to stop the Viet Cong, but they instead drove the Viet Cong deeper into Cambodia.
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There are rhymes and rhythms in the original. Unfortunately, these cannot be rendered in the translation.
There are rhymes and rhythms in the original. Unfortunately, these cannot be rendered in the translation.
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Age based on the Zodiac signs, which made her older than she really was. According to the conventional calendar, Chea was only twenty-one.
Age based on the Zodiac signs, which made her older than she really was. According to the conventional calendar, Chea was only twenty-one.
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A gesture of respect involving pressing the palms of the hands together, then raising them to the chest or chin.
A gesture of respect involving pressing the palms of the hands together, then raising them to the chest or chin.
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Nephew or niece.
Nephew or niece.
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Grandchild.
Grandchild.
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The Khmer People’s National Liberation Front was an anti-Communist resistance group that fought against the Khmer Rouge. It was led by Son Sann, a distinguished prime minister from the Prince Sihanouk era.
The Khmer People’s National Liberation Front was an anti-Communist resistance group that fought against the Khmer Rouge. It was led by Son Sann, a distinguished prime minister from the Prince Sihanouk era.
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Similar to
avorng
, a nickname for a type of black bird with white and yellow markings on its head which could be trained to talk.
Similar to
avorng
, a nickname for a type of black bird with white and yellow markings on its head which could be trained to talk.
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Referring to the grenade that is inserted into the barrel, which is similar in shape to a banana bud.
Referring to the grenade that is inserted into the barrel, which is similar in shape to a banana bud.
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Toward the end of 1979, in response to the international outcry, the Thai government allowed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to open holding centers inside Thailand. Khao I Dang opened in November and within two months had swelled to a city of 120,000. “Khao I Dang was for a while the largest Cambodian city in the world,” noted Timothy Carney, an official with the American Embassy in Bangkok (U.S. Committee for Refugees, “Cambodian Refugees in Thailand: The Limits of Asylum”).
Toward the end of 1979, in response to the international outcry, the Thai government allowed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to open holding centers inside Thailand. Khao I Dang opened in November and within two months had swelled to a city of 120,000. “Khao I Dang was for a while the largest Cambodian city in the world,” noted Timothy Carney, an official with the American Embassy in Bangkok (U.S. Committee for Refugees, “Cambodian Refugees in Thailand: The Limits of Asylum”).
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At the then current exchange rate, 150 bahts equaled $7.50.
At the then current exchange rate, 150 bahts equaled $7.50.
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The Gulf of Thailand.
The Gulf of Thailand.
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