Friday, 9 January 2009

Cambodia marks 30th anniversary of Khmer Rouge ouster

A Cambodian girl looks at skulls on diplay at the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial in Phnom Penh. Tens of thousands of Cambodians have celebrated the 30th anniversary of the ousting of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime at an elaborate ceremony in the capital.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Cambodians are still struggling to come to terms with the enormity of the Khmer Rouge genocide. Tens of thousands of Cambodians have celebrated the 30th anniversary of the ouster of the brutal regime at an elaborate stadium ceremony mounted by the country's powerful ruling party.(AFPTV)

Thousands of Cambodians look on during ceremonies at Olympic Stadium Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, celebrating the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago. As scheduled, the first trial of the Khmer Rouge leaders will take place sometime in the first quarter of this year.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Cambodian top leaders, standing in a car from right, Prime Minister Hun Sen, Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin, wave as they lead a march to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Thousands of Cambodians on Wednesday celebrated the fall of the murderous regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian soldiers march during ceremonies at Olympic Stadium Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, celebrating the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago. As schedule, the first trial of the Khmer Rouge leaders will take place sometime in the first quarter of this year.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

An elderly Cambodian woman smiles as she is photographed during ceremonies at Olympic Stadium Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, celebrating the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago. As schedule, the first trial of the Khmer Rouge leaders will take place sometime in the first quarter of this year.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Cambodian civil servant officers march during the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Thousands of Cambodians on Wednesday celebrated the fall of the murderous regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People march in a parade at the National Olympic stadium in Phnom Penh on January 7, 2009, to mark the 30th anniversary of the toppling of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime. Some 1.7 million people are believed to have died in the "Killing Fields" of the ultra-Maoist guerrillas, whose four year reign of terror was brought to an end in 1979 by invading troops from neighboring Vietnam.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

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