jan 7, 1979 - Vietnamese Liberate Cambodia

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During Nixon's presidency, he had pushed the Ho Chi Minh trail further into Cambodia which ends up leading to the rise of a communist group called the Khmer Rouge. Once the old government was overthrown, the Khmer Rouge took over with their leader, Pol Pot, leading the country. The Khmer Rouge killed all and suspected non-Cambodians, and they rounded up anyone with any form of education or anything that would make them different.
Vietnam went in and liberated Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge and Cambodia fell under a new government.

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