On the Occasion of the Cambodian People’s Party’s 70th anniversary: Major Successes as Reflected in the Official Narrative

Abstract

The article briefly considers the history of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The author shows that despite notable successes in Cambodia under CPP’s leadership the party still concentrates on its pivotal role in the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979. Prime Minister Hun Sen is widely presented as the founder of the Khmer Rouge resistance movement. The glorification of Hun Sen’s role is used in the official narrative to justify Hun Sen’s ‘indisputable’ right to power.