Khmer Rouge

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The Khmer Rouge was a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, responsible for the deaths of around two million people through genocide, forced labor, and mass starvation under the leadership of Pol Pot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
communist movement
political organization
revolutionary organization
armedWing Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea
cameToPower 1975
capitalUnderRule Phnom Penh
conflict Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
country Cambodia
crimeType crimes against humanity
genocide
war crimes
disarmament late 1990s
estimatedDeaths 1700000
2000000
finalCollapse 1998
founder Pol Pot
foundingDate 1968
governedEntity Democratic Kampuchea
governedPeriodEnd 1979-01-07
governedPeriodStart 1975-04-17
headquartersDuringRule Phnom Penh
ideology Maoism
Marxism–Leninism
agrarian socialism
radical communism
ultra‑Maoism
internationalRecognition held Cambodia's UN seat after 1979
leader Ieng Sary
Khieu Samphan
Nuon Chea
Pol Pot
lostPower 1979
notableEvent Cambodian genocide
linked to: Khmer Rouge
officialStateName Democratic Kampuchea
opposedGroup Lon Nol government
linked to: Lon Nol

Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
overthrownBy People's Republic of Kampuchea
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
policy abolition of markets
abolition of money
abolition of religion
evacuation of cities
forced collectivization
mass forced labor
targeting of intellectuals
slogan Year Zero
successorRegime People's Republic of Kampuchea
supportFrom People's Republic of China
linked to: China

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Maoism influenced Khmer Rouge
Cambodia historicalEvent Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Cambodia historicalEvent Cambodian genocide
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Cambodian Civil War hasParticipant Khmer Rouge
Cambodian Civil War opponent Khmer Rouge
Cambodian Civil War followedBy Cambodian genocide
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Mayaguez incident opponent Khmer Rouge naval forces
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Mayaguez incident relatedTo Khmer Rouge
Mayaguez incident hasCasualties Khmer Rouge forces
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Cambodian American historicalCauseOfMigration Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Cambodian American historicalCauseOfMigration Cambodian genocide
linked to: Khmer Rouge
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide coversEvent Cambodian genocide
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Sino-Vietnamese War supportedBy Khmer Rouge (for China)
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge notableEvent Cambodian genocide
linked to: Khmer Rouge
People's Army of Vietnam opponent Khmer Rouge forces
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Ho Chi Minh Trail supportedBy Khmer Rouge
Koh Tang usedBy Khmer Rouge (historical)
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Koh Tang involvedForce Khmer Rouge
Democratic Kampuchea rulingParty Khmer Rouge
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army governingRegime Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK) primaryOpponents Khmer Rouge forces
linked to: Khmer Rouge
U.S. bombing of Cambodia targeted Khmer Rouge
Khmer National Armed Forces opposedBy Khmer Rouge
Norodom Sihanouk allyOf Khmer Rouge (at certain periods)
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Indochina conflicts hasParticipant Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot memberOf Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot leaderOf Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot movement Khmer Rouge
Nuon Chea politicalParty Khmer Rouge
Nuon Chea movement Khmer Rouge movement
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan memberOf Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan partOf leadership of Democratic Kampuchea
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan roleIn Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan politicalMovement Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan historicalPeriod Khmer Rouge era
linked to: Khmer Rouge