Cambodian Civil War

E29839

The Cambodian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1967 to 1975 between the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government and the communist Khmer Rouge, culminating in the latter’s victory and the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
cause 1967 Samlaut uprising
insurgency by the Communist Party of Kampuchea
political instability in Cambodia
spillover of the Vietnam War
civilianImpact mass displacement of civilians
widespread destruction of infrastructure
conflictType internal conflict
country Cambodia
endDate 1975
estimatedCasualties hundreds of thousands of people killed
followedBy Cambodian genocide
linked to: Khmer Rouge

Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Democratic Kampuchea
hasParticipant Communist Party of Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea (as insurgent movement)
Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK)
Khmer Republic
linked to: Cambodia

Khmer Rouge
Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government)
Lon Nol government
linked to: Lon Nol

North Vietnam
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK)
South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

Soviet Union
Thailand
United States
Viet Cong
ideologicalContext Khmer nationalism
Maoism
anti-communism
keyFigure Khieu Samphan
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Nuon Chea
Pol Pot
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
location Cambodia
Cambodian countryside
Phnom Penh
opponent Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol government
linked to: Lon Nol

North Vietnam
United States
Viet Cong
partOf Cold War
Indochina conflicts
precededBy Sangkum era
Vietnam War escalation in Indochina
linked to: Vietnam War
result Khmer Rouge victory
establishment of Democratic Kampuchea
fall of Phnom Penh
overthrow of Lon Nol government
significantEvent 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
1970–1973 U.S. air campaign in Cambodia
Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975)
Operation Menu
U.S. bombing of Cambodia
startDate 1967
supportedBy North Vietnam (for Khmer Rouge)
People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge)
South Vietnam (for Lon Nol government)
United States (for Lon Nol government)
Viet Cong (for Khmer Rouge)
linked to: Viet Cong
timePeriod 1960s
1970s

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vietnam War relatedConflict Cambodian Civil War
Cambodia historicalEvent Cambodian Civil War
Agent Orange usedInConflict Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian American historicalCauseOfMigration Cambodian Civil War
Khmer Rouge conflict Cambodian Civil War
Army of the Republic of Vietnam conflict Cambodian Civil War
Cold War proxy conflicts hasPart Cambodian Civil War
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army conflict Cambodian Civil War
FUNCINPEC resistance forces conflict Cambodian Civil War (1978–1991)
linked to: Cambodian Civil War
United Nations peace process in Cambodia conflict Cambodian civil war
linked to: Cambodian Civil War
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK) conflict Cambodian Civil War
Sangkum era followedBy Cambodian Civil War
1970 Cambodian coup d'état followedBy Cambodian Civil War
1970 Cambodian coup d'état relatedConflict Cambodian Civil War
Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975) partOf Cambodian Civil War
United States (for Lon Nol government) primaryOpponents Khmer Rouge-led insurgency
linked to: Cambodian Civil War
Lon Nol conflict Cambodian Civil War
Khmer National Armed Forces activeDuringConflict Cambodian Civil War
Khmer National Armed Forces conflict Cambodian Civil War
Indochina conflicts hasMainPart Cambodian Civil War
Khieu Samphan historicalPeriod Cambodian Civil War
Sean Flynn coveredConflict Cambodian Civil War
Huey usedInConflict Cambodian Civil War
Fishbed usedInConflict Cambodian Civil War
Tim Page (photographer) coveredConflict Cambodian Civil War