Phnom Penh (FN), May 20 - On the "National Day of Remembrance", Prime Minister Hun Sen continued to appeal for people to maintain peace, writing on his Facebook on Sunday.

The Royal Government of Cambodia issued a sub-decree in 2017 to determine "May 20" as the remembrance day for over 3 million victims suffering from a tragedy occurred during the Democratic Kampuchea regime from April 17, 1975 to January 6, 1979.

May 20, 1973, was the birth of the Khmer Rouge force. They fought to control Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975.

Prime Minister mentioned that the vast majority of Cambodians experienced the bitter past for nearly three decades in wars, tears, murders, destructions, forced evacuations from settlements, forced overwork without medical treatment, food, freedom, democracy, not even the right to living, the fundamental rights of human being.

"Today, when peace prevails, people live happily with their families, work in their favorite fields, and earn a decent income. Peace has given every citizen the opportunity to build a better family, community, and nation. May everyone take part in maintaining peace to sustain forever," the premier stressed.

The National Day of Remembrance is set as a public holiday, and every citizen can organize their religious or traditional ceremonies.
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