Cambodia marks 47th anniversary of founding of movement that toppled Khmer Rouge

December 2, 1979 was the founding Day of the National Solidarity Front for the Development of the Cambodian Motherland’, led by Senate president Hun Sen (centre), Heng Samrin, Chea Sim and many other patriots, to overthrow the Khmer Rouge regime. - FB via PPP/ANN

PHNOM PENH: Monday, December 2, marks one of the most significant days in the political history of modern Cambodia.

The “Founding Day of the National Solidarity Front for the Development of the Cambodian Motherland – December 2” was described by Senate president Hun Sen as “an eternal intergenerational legacy of the spirit of joining hands to end war, unite the nation, reconcile the country and strengthen national unity toward the path of building and developing a prosperous Cambodia”.