Phnom Penh: On National Remembrance Day, May 20! Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the acting head of state of Cambodia, called on all citizens to continue to prevent the return of the Pol Pot genocidal regime, so they must join in preserving peace.
Via Facebook on the morning of May 20, 2026 Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that today is the National Day of Remembrance, May 20, which is a day that all Cambodians will never forget during the Democratic Kampuchea regime, also known as the Pol Pot genocidal regime (April 17, 1975 – January 6, 1979), a brutal and dark regime.
The King continued that this day is a memorial and a tribute to the souls of the more than 3 million victims who lost their lives in the Pol Pot genocidal regime.
The King added that the overwhelming majority of Cambodians knew and understood About the bitter tragedy that the Cambodian people went through for nearly three decades in the flames of war and tears, killing, destruction, forced displacement from their homes, and forced labor like animals. Not only that, Cambodian citizens are dying without medical treatment, without enough food to eat, without freedom, without democracy, and even without the right to life, which is a basic human right.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen emphasized that “In order to prevent this regime from returning, please join in preserving and protecting peace. Because peace has provided all the opportunities to build society, families, communities, and the nation to progress further.
