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{{Communist parties}}The '''Communist Party of Kampuchea'''{{Efn|Khmer: បក្សកុម្មុយនិស្តកម្ពុជា}} ('''CPK''') was a | {{Communist parties}}The '''Communist Party of Kampuchea'''{{Efn|Khmer: បក្សកុម្មុយនិស្តកម្ពុជា}} ('''CPK''') was a [[communist party]] which ruled [[Democratic Kampuchea]] from 1975 to 1979. It was initially founded in 1960 as the '''Workers' Party of Kampuchea'''{{Efn|Khmer: គណបក្សពលករកម្ពុជា}} before being renamed in 1966. | ||
Despite the party's stance of Marxism–Leninism, it committed several major errors, including leaning into [[bourgeois nationalism]], disregarding the need for a [[New Democracy|new democratic]] revolution, and aligning with the [[People's Republic of China]] under the [[capitalist roader]] [[Deng Xiaoping]].<ref>Sahij Singh Aulakh (November 12, 2022). [https://maoismforthemasses.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/on-pol-pot-and-the-khmer-rouge/ "On Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge"]. ''Maoism For The Masses''.</ref> | Despite the party's stance of Marxism–Leninism, it committed several major errors, including leaning into [[bourgeois nationalism]], disregarding the need for a [[New Democracy|new democratic]] revolution, and aligning with the [[People's Republic of China]] under the [[capitalist roader]] [[Deng Xiaoping]].<ref>Sahij Singh Aulakh (November 12, 2022). [https://maoismforthemasses.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/on-pol-pot-and-the-khmer-rouge/ "On Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge"]. ''Maoism For The Masses''.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:02, 29 December 2025
Communist Party of Kampuchea បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា | |
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| General Secretary | Pol Pot |
| Deputy Secretary | Nuon Chea |
| Founded |
28 June 1951 (as KPRP) 30 September 1960 (as separate party) |
| Dissolved | 6 December 1981 |
| Split from | Indochinese Communist Party |
| Succeeded by | Party of Democratic Kampuchea |
| Newspaper | Tung Padevat |
| Youth wing | Communist Youth League of Kampuchea |
| Political orientation |
Communism National communism Marxism-Leninism Khmer nationalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colors | Red |
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The Communist Party of Kampuchea[a] (CPK) was a communist party which ruled Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979. It was initially founded in 1960 as the Workers' Party of Kampuchea[b] before being renamed in 1966.
Despite the party's stance of Marxism–Leninism, it committed several major errors, including leaning into bourgeois nationalism, disregarding the need for a new democratic revolution, and aligning with the People's Republic of China under the capitalist roader Deng Xiaoping.[1]
See also
- Pol Pot, leader of the party
- Democratic Kampuchea
References
- ↑ Sahij Singh Aulakh (November 12, 2022). "On Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge". Maoism For The Masses.