Although Angkor Wat was originally built under Hindu rule, its towers are shaped like , which for Buddhists represent strength and beauty in the face of diversity.

The military dictatorship inviolently reacted to the opposition of the maya, who demanded greater rights for their native population. the genocide inresulted from a struggle between arab nomadic tribes and non-arab agricultural groups. the tutsi were the victims of genocide inat the hands of the hutu rulers.