The Red School

Takeo province

By Borin Sopheavuthtey Sem Paroda

In 1970in Takeo province on the edge of a mountain called Domrey Romealand deep inside the forest in Tram Kok district, lies a center where students were taught morals , politics, and tactical matters with the aim of uniting them to recruit and overthrow the regime of Lon NolIt was called “160-Center” or was better known as “Political School”. After finishing the course, students were appointed by the people in charge to spread the ideology to villagers. We, MMC’s team, met with one of the former students. His name is Phanh Sam Unn, age 71, who currently lives in Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province and who works as a farmer.

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