Cambodia Celebrates Return of Long-lost Ancient Cultural Pieces — VOA Learning English
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Cambodia has celebrated the return of numerous cultural art pieces stolen during the country’s civil war period.
Prime Minister Hun Manet recently led a ceremony to welcome the pieces, called artifacts, back to Cambodia. The event took place at the nation’s Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. The palace houses the government’s official headquarters.
The Cambodian leader said a total of 70 ancient statues had been reunited with the country’s people. Most of the pieces are believed to have been stolen during Cambodia’s civil war period, from 1967 until 1975.
At the time, the communist Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia. It is blamed for the killings of more than 1 million Cambodians during its rule and years of…
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