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Authors: Elizabeth Becker
When the War Was Over (116 page)
She holds a degree in South Asian Studies from the University of Washington and lives in Washington, D.C., with her two children.
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1
Cambodia was ruled as a French protectorate within the
Union Indochinoise.
Central and northern Vietnam, known as Annam and Tonkin, were also ruled as protectorates. Cochin China, southern Vietnam, was ruled directly as a French colony. Within the text I speak of French colonial rule in Cambodia, employing common usage.
Union Indochinoise.
Central and northern Vietnam, known as Annam and Tonkin, were also ruled as protectorates. Cochin China, southern Vietnam, was ruled directly as a French colony. Within the text I speak of French colonial rule in Cambodia, employing common usage.
2
The members of the standing committee of the central committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea before the 1978 purges included: Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ta Mok, So Phim, Ieng Sary, Vorn Veth, Son Sen, and Ta Keu (of the Northwest Zone military command). By the end of 1978 Ta Keu, Vorn Veth, and So Phim had been killed at the orders of their fellow members of the standing committee.
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Excerpts from
On Violence,
copyright © 1969, 1970 by Hannah Arendt, are reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
On Violence,
copyright © 1969, 1970 by Hannah Arendt, are reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
All of the photographs that appear in the insert were taken by the author with the exception of
The first meeting of Prince Norodom Sihanouk . . . :
F, de la Mure and
U.S. General John Vessey. . . :
Xuan Lam
The first meeting of Prince Norodom Sihanouk . . . :
F, de la Mure and
U.S. General John Vessey. . . :
Xuan Lam
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