Gunfire near the Independence Monument, Phnom Penh

This image shows firing at night near the Independence Monument during the takeover of Phnom Penh by Vietnamese forces and the troops of the Kampuchea United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS, also known as FUNSK) [Front or Renakse] in January 1979.

This photograph is part of the collection held by the Agence Khmère de Presse (AKP) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Information. This collection, which documents the early years of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea as photographed by the Vietnamese and a small team of Cambodian photographers, has not yet been classified or indexed.

 

Date

January 1979

Artist/Creator

Unattributed

Medium

Photograph

Theme

People's Republic of Kampuchea

Case Studies

Spatial Politics of Identity in Cambodia

Keywords

Cambodia, gunfire, monument, photography, Vietnam

Further information

Source

Agence Khmère de Press (AKP)

Permissions/Acknowledgements

Courtesy of the AKP

COTCA Identifier

AKP-015

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