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Witness History: Cambodian peace walk

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Cambodian Peace Walk

16/10/2023 GMT

Cambodian peace walk

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In 1992, Cambodia held its first peace walk aimed at uniting a country torn apart by war

In 1992, Cambodia held its first peace walk aimed at uniting a country torn apart by years of conflict. The 415km Dhammayietra was led by the Buddhist monk, Maha Ghosananda.

In 1992, the first peace walk was held in Cambodia aimed at uniting a country torn apart by years of conflict. 

Buddhist monks, Cambodian refugees and aid workers set out on the 415 km journey which became known as the Dhammayietra – or the pilgrimage of truth.

The hope was to reunite Cambodian refugees who had fled into Thailand during Pol Pot’s brutal Marxist rule, with those people still living within Cambodia.

Distrust and fear had built up on both sides but that began to melt away during the 30-day trek, as organiser Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan tells Jane Wilkinson.

(Photo: Dhammayietra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Credit: Romeo Gacad/AFP via Getty Images)

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