We Didn't Start the Fire: My Struggle for Democracy in Cambodia

by Sam Rainsy, David Whitehouse (With)

Overview

Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader and former finance minister Sam Rainsy is committed to establishing democracy in his homeland. He is in exile in France to avoid a twelve-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges and is banned from contesting the July 2013 elections. In this autobiography he recounts his early years in Cambodia, his family’s expulsion, his relationship with Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge regime, and the Vietnamese occupation, and Hun Sen’s rise to power and his continuous control since 1985.

Sam Rainsy also discusses the current economic, social, and political conditions in the country and presents proposals that will provide a long-term roadmap for a new Cambodia. David Whitehouse is a British journalist in Paris.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786162150630
Publisher:	Silkworm Books
Publication date:	06/27/2013
Pages:	218
Sales rank:	564,258
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David Whitehouse is a British journalist in Paris.

Table of Contents

Introductory Note|vii

Chronology ix

1 Expulsion 1

2 Sam Sary 11

3 Life in France 23

4 The Fall of Cambodia 31

5 After the Khmer Rouge 43

6 Return as Finance Minister 63

7 Going It Alone 89

8 Coup d'Etat 101

9 Corruption and Land Grabbing 111

10 Vote Early, Vote Often 141

11 Exiled Again 159

12 Putting Out the Fire: The Future of Cambodia 169

Epilogue 195

Appendix 199

Notes 201

Index 205