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Who did he defect from in 1977?

  • Vietnam

  • United States

  • France

  • Khmer Rouge

Answer

In 1977, Son Sen defected from the Khmer Rouge, who he had joined in 1970. He had risen to the rank of minister of defense, but he had become disillusioned with the group's policies and its leadership. He fled to Vietnam, where he became an advisor to the Vietnamese government.
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