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Sophal Ear: Wie wir den Roten Khmer entkamen

Filmed Feb 2009 • Posted Jul 2009TED2009
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TED-Mitarbeiter Sophal Ear erzählt uns die packende Geschichte von der Flucht seiner Familie aus dem von den Roten Khmer kontrollierten Kambodscha. Er berichtet davon, mit wieviel List und Entschlossenheit seine Mutter ihre Kinder rettete.

Sophal Ear leads research on post-conflict countries -- looking at the effectiveness of foreign aid and the challenge of development in places like his native land, Cambodia. Full bio »

Translated into German by Wolf Ruschke
Reviewed by Manuel Tanner
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