Democratic Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea (French:Kampuchea démocratique, ) was a Southeast Asian state that was the government of present-day Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. It was founded when the Khmer Rouge forces defeated the Lon Nol-led Khmer Republic. Following Pol Pot's invasion of Vietnamese territory in 1979 (with Chinese and American aid, which consisted of supplies and weapons), the country was invaded by Vietnamese troops and the People's Republic of Kampuchea, was installed. The government is believed to have been a puppet government of Vietnam, since it was installed with Vietnamese help. However, the Khmer Rouge forces regrouped along the border with Thailand and retained the structure of the DK state in regions they controlled. Most Western nations continued to recognize DK as the legitimate government of the country. In 1982 the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea was formed.
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