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Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)

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Democratic Kampuchea
កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្
1975–1979
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Phnom Penh
Common languagesKhmer
Dominant mode of productionSemi-feudalism
GovernmentUnitary Socialist Republic (de-jure)
Unitary Utopian Socialist Dictatorship (de-facto)
• General Secretary
Pol Pot
History
• Established
1975
• Dissolution
1979

Democratic Kampuchea was a country in Southeast Asia. It was ruled by Pol Pot.

History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. "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.
  2. Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'Introduction' (p. 53). [PDF] Fucecchio, Italy: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026