Word: kompong
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...served as one of the most important of all Communist sanctuaries, government troops were driven from Chi Phou. That gave the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong control of five of Svay Rieng province's six districts. They already dominate much of the eastern border provinces of Kratie and Kompong Cham. Some Cambodians fear, in fact, that the Communists are determined to control all the territory east of the Mekong River, which amounts to roughly one-third of the country's real estate...
...Deputy Premier Prince Sirik Matak, there was next to no opposition to the new regime. But during the past two weeks, violent pro-Sihanouk demonstrations have taken place in at least half a dozen rural areas. The worst outbreak known thus far occurred in the town of Kompong Cham, where Vietnamese agitators led a pro-Sihanouk riot. Before Cambodian troops could put down the fighting, Lon Nol's brother reportedly was hacked to bits by the mob. In all, at least 29 civilians died and 60 more were wounded...