Tho Chau
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Tho Chau Island or Tho Chau Island (Vietnamese
Thổ Châu or Thổ Chu) is a Vietnam
ese archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand.
In the 1970s, during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War
, Khmer Rouge
forces attacked and occupied the island for a short time before Vietnam reclaimed it with a larger force. Being left on the island without any means to escape, most of the Khmer Rouge soldiers were killed. The casualties of both sides are unknown. In the early 1980s, human bones could be seen scattered around the Island. This is likely the bloodiest events in the history of this small Island.
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
Thổ Châu or Thổ Chu) is a Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand.
In the 1970s, during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War
Cambodian-Vietnamese War
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was an armed conflict between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Kampuchea. The war began with isolated clashes along the land and maritime boundaries of Vietnam and Kampuchea between 1975 and 1977, occasionally involving division-sized military formations...
, Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
forces attacked and occupied the island for a short time before Vietnam reclaimed it with a larger force. Being left on the island without any means to escape, most of the Khmer Rouge soldiers were killed. The casualties of both sides are unknown. In the early 1980s, human bones could be seen scattered around the Island. This is likely the bloodiest events in the history of this small Island.