Khmer — Calendar 1987

The year 1987 was also significant because it marked the celebration of several important festivals, including the Khmer New Year (Visak Bochea) and the Festival of the Full Moon (Pchum Ben). These festivals are an integral part of Cambodian culture and are celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm.

The Khmer Rouge had implemented radical policies, including the forced relocation of urban dwellers to rural areas, the abolition of money, and the establishment of agricultural collectives. These policies had resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.2 million people, out of a population of approximately 8 million, between 1975 and 1979. khmer calendar 1987