THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 17
April 17 in history
What happened on April 17: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1975, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Forced evacuation of Phnom Penh
17 Apr 1975 — Khmer Rouge troops order everyone out of Phnom Penh and into the countryside, including hospital patients. War refugees have swollen the city’s population to about two million, and thousands die on the roads. This is the first act of a regime under which an estimated 1.5 to 2.2 million Cambodians die. Remember them.
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