Tampuan

A significant factor in the negotiations was that Pol Pot had fought the Tampuan by planting mines on every road and trail and water buffalo path in Tampuan territory.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

Once Pol Pot and his cronies got pushed out, the Tampuan Liberation Front continued to fight against the central government, dominated by Khmer out of Phnom Penh.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

Once Pol Pot and his cronies got pushed out, the Tampuan Liberation Front continued to fight against the central government, dominated by Khmer out of Phnom Penh.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

“One of the Tampuan guerillas has agreed to sit down with me and hash out terms for a cease-fire,” he said.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

During the hellish Pol Pot regime, the Tampuan formed a resistance movement.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

“One of the Tampuan guerillas has agreed to sit down with me and hash out terms for a cease-fire,” he said.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

It took another three months to finalize the agreement and end the long civil war between the Tampuan and the Cambodian government.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

A significant factor in the negotiations was that Pol Pot had fought the Tampuan by planting mines on every road and trail and water buffalo path in Tampuan territory.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

Eventually the Tampuan and the Cambodian government incurred enough casualties and economic damage to reach the same conclusion: their little war was not worth continuing.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

And in Ratanakiri Province was one of the smallest and most isolated of these groups, the Tampuan.

Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011