In Cambodia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy leads prayers on the 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge.<br /><br /> #Cambodge : 40e anniversaire de la prise de #PhnomPenh par les Khmers rouges http://t.co/mL5sR6KVze pic.twitter.com/EfiOwPEJEo— TV5MONDE (@TV5MONDE) April 17, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> During the communist party’s four-year rule, an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died due to starvation, slave labour, large-scale murder and bloody purges. <br /><br /> #Pictures: Tearful Cambodians mark 40th anniversary of Phnom Penh's fall to Khmer Rouge http://t.co/Kr57iq9Aqc pic.twitter.com/elkDC1pAsb— Gulf News (@gulf_news) April 17, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party conducts a ceremony annually at Choeung Ek killing fields – one of the most infamous killing sites linked to the period.<br /><br /> The Khmer Rouge’s supreme leader, Pol Pot, brought the party to power in 1975. He died in 1998 without having been charged for the deaths that occurred during his rule.<br /><br /> Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan
