Sihanouk, Khmer Rouge merge to 'free Cambodia'

February 22, 1982

Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan, once bitter enemies, have agreed to bury their differences and form a coalition aimed at driving the Vietnamese out of Cambodia.

Prince Sihanouk said he and Mr. Samphan hoped that former Prime Minister Son Sann would meet them soon and join the coalition. The Prince said that the proposed coalition would be based on Khmer Rouge institutions but that his faction would not adhere to their Marxist ideology.