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| Democratic Kampuchea កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្ | |
|---|---|
| 1975–1979 | |
| Capital and largest city | Phnom Penh |
| Common languages | Khmer |
| Leaders | |
• General Secretary | Pol Pot |
| History | |
• Established | 1975 |
• Dissolution | 1979 |
Democratic Kampuchea was a country in Southeast Asia.
History
Pol Pot took power in Cambodia in 1975. The United States killed 500,000 Cambodians with aerial bombing and then sanctioned Cambodia. The bombings killed 75% of the country's draft animals and destroyed many rural houses.
Pol Pot executed between 75,000 and 150,000 civilians, including many pro-Vietnamese communists.[1] In 1978, Pol Pot invaded Vietnam but was overthrown by a Vietnamese counterattack in 1979. He began a US-backed guerrilla warfare campaign against the Vietnamese.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pol Pot Was Not and Is Not A Communist" (1986-02-19). Challenge-Desafio. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'Introduction' (p. 53). [PDF] Fucecchio, Italy: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026