The Royal Government is preparing to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Day of Remembrance of the Journey to Overthrow the Pol Pot Genocide Regime in the X16 Region

Chuon Bona | ថ្ងៃទី 11 ខែ មិថុនា ឆ្នាំ 2025

The Preparations are underway to organize a ceremony to mark the 48th anniversary of Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Journey that had led to the overthrow of the genocidal regime of the Khmer Rouge.

The National Council of the United Front for the Development of the Cambodian Homeland has issued an announcement on the preparations for the celebration to be held on June 20 in Region X16, Tonlong commune, Memot district, TbongKhmum province.

The announcement said that General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, will preside over the ceremony.

On June 20, 1977, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and his four comrades fled the country and entered Vietnam to establish a force to liberate Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge regime.

A ceremony to pay homage and lay wreaths in tribute to the heroic warriors, heroic women and the Cambodian people, who had sacrificed their lives for the homeland will take place from June 15 to 18, 2025, in the historical military area of ​​​​Koh Thma X16, Tonlong commune, Memotdistrict, Tbong Khmum province.

By Pheara!