| Accession Number | P03258.016 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson (holding the microphone), Force Commander of the ...
Description
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson (holding the microphone), Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) speaks to the audience and participants at the first ever UN Olympic games, an event held in Phnom Penh's 1963 Olympic Stadium on 17 January 1993. Organised by the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU), the games drew 600 participants from 18 countries. Members of various UNTAC military contingents watch the proceedings from the stadium seating in the background. The entire Olympic Stadium complex had been converted into a major military base by Lon Nol troops during the final weeks of the Khmer Rouge encirclement of Phnom Penh in 1975.