Opposition leader Sam Rainsy gave a speech during the commemoration of 23 October (Photo: Sok Serey,KI-Media Note: Mr. Khieu Kanharith forgot that the current regime as well as the one installed by the Vietnamese regime were filled with former KR cadres
On 23 October 2009, opposition leader Sam Rainsy declared that the 23 October date is a day that Cambodia receives true freedom and democracy, and it is also the day that Cambodia and her population receive full independence and sovereignty that are fully recognized by 18 signatory countries.
Sam Rainsy, leader of the largest opposition party in Cambodia, said on Friday that: “If there were no 23 October, then there would be nothing that we have today. If there were no 23 October 1991, Cambodia would be vanished and she would become a colony of a neighboring country that maintained its troops in Cambodia, and that Cambodia would be controlled by a regime installed by foreign troops. If there were no 23 October, there would be no freedom rights, no progress for democracy.”
In addition to considering 23 October as an important date, Sam Rainsy also indicated that 09 November is the independence day for Cambodia, allowing her to get out of the French colonial rule in 1953.
He criticized 18 march 1970 as being the day that a coup d’état took place to topple former King Norodom Sihanouk out of power, and it brought in war between Cambodians that led to the subsequent Khmer Rouge killing fields.
He added that 07 January was the day foreign troops invaded Cambodia, and that led to the formation of 4 disputing Cambodian factions, as well as the civil war in Cambodia.
The ceremony took place with 18 Buddhist monks and about 100 SRP supporters, as well as representatives from the US embassy in Cambodia. The religious ceremony marked the 18th anniversary of the 23 October 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia.
Sam Rainsy’s declaration was not welcomed by high-ranking government officials. Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman and spokesman for the CPP, reacted strongly by saying that 23 October is the commemoration of a portion of what Sam Rainsy’s mentioned about the KR, and it also brought in the KR into the Cambodian government at that time. He added that is there were no 23 October, there would be no trial for the former KR leaders either.
It should be recalled that the 4 disputing Cambodian factions included: the Funcinpec party, the Son Sann resistance movement, the KR Democratic Kampuchea movement, and the State of Kampuchea movement [installed by Vietnam]. They all signed the 23 October 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, along with 18 other signatory countries, such as the US.
Sam Rainsy, leader of the largest opposition party in Cambodia, said on Friday that: “If there were no 23 October, then there would be nothing that we have today. If there were no 23 October 1991, Cambodia would be vanished and she would become a colony of a neighboring country that maintained its troops in Cambodia, and that Cambodia would be controlled by a regime installed by foreign troops. If there were no 23 October, there would be no freedom rights, no progress for democracy.”
In addition to considering 23 October as an important date, Sam Rainsy also indicated that 09 November is the independence day for Cambodia, allowing her to get out of the French colonial rule in 1953.
He criticized 18 march 1970 as being the day that a coup d’état took place to topple former King Norodom Sihanouk out of power, and it brought in war between Cambodians that led to the subsequent Khmer Rouge killing fields.
He added that 07 January was the day foreign troops invaded Cambodia, and that led to the formation of 4 disputing Cambodian factions, as well as the civil war in Cambodia.
The ceremony took place with 18 Buddhist monks and about 100 SRP supporters, as well as representatives from the US embassy in Cambodia. The religious ceremony marked the 18th anniversary of the 23 October 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia.
Sam Rainsy’s declaration was not welcomed by high-ranking government officials. Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman and spokesman for the CPP, reacted strongly by saying that 23 October is the commemoration of a portion of what Sam Rainsy’s mentioned about the KR, and it also brought in the KR into the Cambodian government at that time. He added that is there were no 23 October, there would be no trial for the former KR leaders either.
It should be recalled that the 4 disputing Cambodian factions included: the Funcinpec party, the Son Sann resistance movement, the KR Democratic Kampuchea movement, and the State of Kampuchea movement [installed by Vietnam]. They all signed the 23 October 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, along with 18 other signatory countries, such as the US.
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