Sir David Hare
13 of 16 portraits by Roger Perry
© estate of Roger Perry
Sir David Hare
by Roger Perry
bromide fibre print, 1975
9 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (236 mm x 158 mm) image size
Given by Colin Marr, 2007
Photographs Collection
NPG x131677
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Britain votes to remain part of the European Economic Community. In the Labour government's referendum, 67% of voters answered 'yes' to the question 'Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?'Art and science
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The communist organisation, Khymer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, takes over Cambodia renaming it Democratic Kampuchea. Khymer Rouge began its policy of forcible relocating the urban population to the countryside and brutally purging those sectors of society considered by Pol Pot to be a potential threat to the revolution: Buddhist monks, people with education, disabled people, and ethnic minorities.Comments back to top
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