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Cambodia Falls (1979-01-08)
About this film
This episode of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report covers the fall of the communist Cambodian government to rebels backed by the Vietnamese army in January, 1979. The episode begins with an overview of the event, and includes a report from a Visnews correspondent in Thailand as well as footage from Norodom Sihanouk?s Peking press conference, provided by ABC News. The episode then discusses the recent developments with four political scientists and journalists. Topics include the reign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, Vietnamese expansionist ambitions, and foreign relation implications for countries like Thailand, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States.
Directors & creators
Vecchione, Al
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge, Norodom Sihanouk, Heng Samrin, Jim Lehrer, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Gareth Porter, William Beecher, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Soviet Union, China, United States, ABC News, Visnews, Exxon Corporation, Allied Chemical Corporation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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