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Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979, ending the short but deadly rule of the Khmer Rouge. Vietnamese troops discovered several killing fields as they poured into the country, climaxing in the discovery of s-21, where they found they found many prisoners freshly beaten to death, chained to iron bedframes.

Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979, ending the short but deadly rule of the Khmer Rouge. Vietnamese troops discovered several killing fields as they poured into the country, climaxing in the discovery of s-21, where they found they found many prisoners freshly beaten to death, chained to iron bedframes.

Since 1979, there have efforts and preservation and commemoration of the atrocities and victims of the Khmer Rouge. S-21 has since become the [[Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum]]. Many of the mass graves at were dug up and the site is now a tourist attraction graced by a large Buddhist [[stupa]] containing 5,000 skulls of those executed there.

Since 1979, there have efforts and preservation and commemoration of the atrocities and victims of the Khmer Rouge. S-21 has since become the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Many of the mass graves at were dug up and the site is now a tourist attraction graced by a large Buddhist [[stupa]] containing 5,000 skulls of those executed there.

The precise death toll of the Khmer Rouge has never been recorded. The remains of 8,895 victims were found at Choeung Ek, although some of the mass graves there were left undisturbed.<ref>http://www.shihaitravels.com/default.asp?shihai_id=19</ref>   

The precise death toll of the Khmer Rouge has never been recorded. The remains of 8,895 victims were found at Choeung Ek, although some of the mass graves there were left undisturbed.<ref>http://www.shihaitravels.com/default.asp?shihai_id=19</ref>