Khmer Rouge
n. Communist Party of Cambodia, communist organization that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and is remembered for the genocide of 1.5 million people | ||||
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Khmer Rouge
Noun
1. a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
(synonym) KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, Communist Party of Kampuchea
(hypernym) terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
(classification) Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea
Noun
1. a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
(synonym) KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, Communist Party of Kampuchea
(hypernym) terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
(classification) Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge was the ruling political party of Cambodia—which it renamed the Democratic Kampuchea—from 1975 to 1979.
The term "Khmer Rouge," meaning "Red Khmer" in French, was coined by Cambodian head of state Norodom Sihanouk and was later adopted in English speakers. It was used to refer to a succession of Communist parties in Cambodia which evolved into the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and later the Party of Democratic Kampuchea. The organization was also known as the Khmer Communist Party and the National Army of Democratic Kampuchea.
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