Anlong Veng

For almost a decade this was the ultimate Khmer Rouge stronghold, home to Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ta Mok, among the most notorous leaders of Democratic Kampuchea. Anlong Veng fell to government forces in April 1998 and about the same time Pol Pot died mysteriously nearly. Soon after, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered that NH67 be bulldozed through the jungle to ensure that the population didn't have second thoughts about ending the war.

   Today Anlong Veng is a poor, dusty town with little going for it except the nearly Choam-Choam Sa Ngam border crossing, which connects with a pretty isolated
part of Thailand. For those with an interest in contemporary Cambodian history, the area's Khmer Rouge sites are an important part of the picture. In this area, most of the residents and virtually the entire political leadership and upper class, are ex-khmer Rouge or their descendents.

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