Cambodian–Vietnamese War

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The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate conflict
war
aftermath demobilization of Cambodian factions
deployment of United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
restoration of the Kingdom of Cambodia
alsoKnownAs Third Indochina War
belligerent Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea
FUNCINPEC resistance forces
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Khmer People's National Liberation Front
Khmer Rouge
People's Army of Vietnam
People's Republic of Kampuchea
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
cause Khmer Rouge attacks on Vietnamese villages
border clashes between Cambodia and Vietnam
ideological conflict between Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese communists
regional power rivalry between China and Vietnam
conflictType invasion
proxy war
endDate 1991
historicalPeriod 1980s
late 1970s
keyEvent Paris Peace Agreements of 1991
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978
capture of Phnom Penh by Vietnamese forces in January 1979
continued guerrilla warfare along the Thai–Cambodian border
proclamation of the People's Republic of Kampuchea in January 1979
location Cambodia
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
opposedBy ASEAN
China
United States
Western countries at the United Nations
partOf Cold War
peakPhase 1978–1979
region Southeast Asia
result Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979
linked to: Sino-Vietnamese War

United Nations peace process in Cambodia
Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia
establishment of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
increased Sino-Vietnamese tensions
international isolation of Vietnam
overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime
prolonged Cambodian civil conflict
refugee crisis in Southeast Asia
startDate 1977
supporter ASEAN states
China
Eastern Bloc
Soviet Union
Thailand
United States

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Vietnam War followedBy Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War result Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War keyEvent Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War alsoKnownAs Third Indochina War
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Cambodian Civil War followedBy Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Sino-Vietnamese War cause Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Khmer Rouge overthrownBy Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Khmer Rouge conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Royal Thai Air Force conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War (border incidents)
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
People's Army of Vietnam engagedIn Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea opposedTo Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea partOf Cambodian–Vietnamese conflict
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
FUNCINPEC resistance forces conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
United Nations peace process in Cambodia conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Paris Peace Agreements of 1991 relatedToConflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Indochina conflicts hasMainPart Vietnamese–Cambodian War
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Vietnam People’s Air Force conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Le Kha Phieu participantIn Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Khmer People's National Liberation Front conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese conflict
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Khmer People's National Liberation Front conflict Third Indochina War
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Cambodia: Year One aboutEvent Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Le Trong Tan conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War
subject linked to: General Le Trong Tan
Vietnamese forces participatedIn Cambodian–Vietnamese War
People's Republic of Kampuchea cameToPowerAfter Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodian–Vietnamese War
People's Republic of Kampuchea conflict Cambodian–Vietnamese War