What the records say
- When
- 8 Jun 1979
- Kind
- Genocide
- Deaths
- 3,000
- Coordinates
- 8.78° N, 102.20° E
- Description
- 1979 Thai-Cambodian border incident
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Dangrek Incident
1979 Thai-Cambodian border incident
The Dangrek Incident, also known as the Preah Vihear Massacre, or Preah Vihear massacre, was the June 1979 systematic, forced repatriation of 42,000–45,000 Cambodian refugees by the Thai military. It resulted in from 3,000 to over 10,000 deaths from landmines, shootings, falls off cliffs, exposure, and disease.
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