From decades of war to 25 years of peace

[geovalin]

 

Nicky Sullivan

 

A special exhibition of photography marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords will open on Saturday at Siem Reap’s Constable Gallery At Large. The Paris Peace Accords, signed on October 23, 1991, brought stability and democracy back to a country that had been plagued by decades of conflict.

 

The exhibition is designed to celebrate the exceptional endurance of Cambodians in the face of the many trials they have had to face.

 

Resilience, which brings together the work of veteran photographers Tim Page and John Rodsted, as well as young gun George Nickels, presents different reflections on Cambodia’s turbulent past – a past that is reflected in its present especially in, for instance, ongoing efforts to clear landmines and unexploded ordinance. 

 

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[Ulic]

Not really sure if Cambodia really has a democracy yet. Of course, if you set the bar low enough even

North Korea has a democracy. After all it's even in their name. "Democratic Republic of North Korea"