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'''Democratic Kampuchea'''{{Efn|Khmer: កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្}} was a [[Socialist state|socialist state]] in modern [[Kingdom of Cambodia|Cambodia]] which existed between 1975 to 1979. The government which ruled the country is often known in the [[Western world|West]] as the '''Khmer Rouge'''. The state was led by the [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] headed by [[Pol Pot]]. | '''Democratic Kampuchea'''{{Efn|Khmer: កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្}} was a [[Socialist state|socialist state]] in modern [[Kingdom of Cambodia|Cambodia]] which existed between 1975 to 1979. The government which ruled the country is often known in the [[Western world|West]] as the '''Khmer Rouge'''. The state was led by the [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] headed by [[Pol Pot]]. | ||
The socialist government of Kampuchea initiated several large-scale programs to build a [[Communism|communist]] society and repair the damages caused by [[United States]] bombings, including the evacuation of most urban centers, abolition of [[currency]], and agrarian [[collectivization]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/DemocraticKampucheaIsMovingForward/mode/2up Democratic Kampuchea is moving forward] (1977). Available on the Internet Archive.</ref> Democratic Kampuchea aligned with the [[People's Republic of China]] against the [[Revisionism|revisionist]] [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]] and maintained relations with other countries such as [[North Korea]]. The state would collapse in 1979 with an invasion by the Soviet-backed government of [[Vietnam]] and would continue as an insurgency until 1999.<ref>[https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1999-25/PolPot_eng25.htm "What Went Wrong with the Pol Pot Regime"] (1999). ''A WORLD TO WIN #25''. ''bannedthought.net''.</ref> | The socialist government of Kampuchea initiated several large-scale programs to build a [[Communism|communist]] society and repair the damages caused by [[United States]] bombings, including the evacuation of most urban centers, abolition of [[currency]], and agrarian [[collectivization]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/DemocraticKampucheaIsMovingForward/mode/2up Democratic Kampuchea is moving forward] (1977). Available on the Internet Archive.</ref> Democratic Kampuchea aligned with the [[People's Republic of China]] against the [[Revisionism|revisionist]] [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]] and maintained relations with other countries such as [[North Korea]]. The state would collapse in 1979 with an invasion by the Soviet-backed government of [[Vietnam]] and would continue as an insurgency until 1999. | ||
[[Leftism|Left-wing]] critics have accused Democratic Kampuchea as being a detachment from [[Marxism]] and a [[Western world|Western]]-backed regime installed the counter the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its interests.<ref>[https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1999-25/PolPot_eng25.htm "What Went Wrong with the Pol Pot Regime"] (1999). ''A WORLD TO WIN #25''. ''bannedthought.net''.</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
===Background=== | |||
The land that would become Democratic Kampuchea was the location of several monarchic states in pre-modern times, most notably the [[Khmer Empire]] (802–1431). In 1863, the [[French Republic|French]] [[Colonialism|Colonialists]] installed a protectorate in Cambodia along with the rest of Indochina. French colonial rule would be briefly interrupted during the [[Second World War]] with an invasion by the [[Empire of Japan]], which would establish a puppet monarchy in Cambodia in 1945 until being defeated that same year by the Allied powers. | |||
In 1953, an independent monarchy would established and would last until 1970, when it was overthrown in a military putsch and the [[Khmer Republic]] established. Kampuchea at this time was in a civil war between Western-sponsored capitalists and communists led by the Communist Party of Kampuchea. With large popular support in the countryside, the capital Phnom Penh finally fell on 17 April 1975 to the CPK, beginning the period of Democratic Kampuchea. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] | * [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] | ||
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 Flag (1976–1979)
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Anthem: ដប់ប្រាំពីរមេសាមហាជោគជ័យ "Victorious Seventeenth of April" (1976–1979) | |
.svg) Location of Democratic Kampuchea | |
| Capital and largest city |
Phnom Penh |
| Common languages | Khmer |
| Religion | State atheism |
| Mode of production | Socialism |
| Government | Unitary one-party Marxist–Leninist socialist republic |
| CPK General Secretary | |
• 1975–1979 |
Pol Pot |
| Head of state | |
• 1975–1976 |
Norodom Sihanouk |
• 1976–1979 |
Khieu Samphan |
| Prime Minister | |
• 1975–1976 |
Penn Nouth |
• 1976 |
Khieu Samphan (acting) |
• 1976 |
Pol Pot |
• 1976 |
Nuon Chea (acting) |
• 1976–1979 |
Pol Pot |
| Legislature | People's Representative Assembly |
| History | |
| 17 April 1975 | |
• Constitution established |
5 January 1976 |
| 21 December 1978 | |
| 7 January 1979 | |
| 22 June 1982 | |
Democratic Kampuchea[a] was a socialist state in modern Cambodia which existed between 1975 to 1979. The government which ruled the country is often known in the West as the Khmer Rouge. The state was led by the Communist Party of Kampuchea headed by Pol Pot.
The socialist government of Kampuchea initiated several large-scale programs to build a communist society and repair the damages caused by United States bombings, including the evacuation of most urban centers, abolition of currency, and agrarian collectivization.[1] Democratic Kampuchea aligned with the People's Republic of China against the revisionist Soviet Union and maintained relations with other countries such as North Korea. The state would collapse in 1979 with an invasion by the Soviet-backed government of Vietnam and would continue as an insurgency until 1999.
Left-wing critics have accused Democratic Kampuchea as being a detachment from Marxism and a Western-backed regime installed the counter the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its interests.[2]
History
Background
The land that would become Democratic Kampuchea was the location of several monarchic states in pre-modern times, most notably the Khmer Empire (802–1431). In 1863, the French Colonialists installed a protectorate in Cambodia along with the rest of Indochina. French colonial rule would be briefly interrupted during the Second World War with an invasion by the Empire of Japan, which would establish a puppet monarchy in Cambodia in 1945 until being defeated that same year by the Allied powers.
In 1953, an independent monarchy would established and would last until 1970, when it was overthrown in a military putsch and the Khmer Republic established. Kampuchea at this time was in a civil war between Western-sponsored capitalists and communists led by the Communist Party of Kampuchea. With large popular support in the countryside, the capital Phnom Penh finally fell on 17 April 1975 to the CPK, beginning the period of Democratic Kampuchea.
See also
References
- ↑ Democratic Kampuchea is moving forward (1977). Available on the Internet Archive.
- ↑ "What Went Wrong with the Pol Pot Regime" (1999). A WORLD TO WIN #25. bannedthought.net.
Notes
- ↑ Khmer: កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្
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