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| | | name = Democratic Kampuchea | ||
| native_name = កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | |||
| common_name = Kampuchea | | common_name = Kampuchea | ||
| life_span = 1975–1979 | | life_span = 1975–1979 | ||
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| capital = Phnom Penh | | capital = Phnom Penh | ||
| largest_city = capital | | largest_city = capital | ||
| event_start = [[ | | event_start = [[Liberation of Phnom Penh|Khmer Rouge capture of Phnom Penh]] | ||
| date_start = 17 April | | date_start = 17 April | ||
| year_start = 1975 | | year_start = 1975 | ||
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Flag (1976–1979)
Emblem (1976–1979)
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Anthem: ដប់ប្រាំពីរមេសាមហាជោគជ័យ "Victorious Seventeenth of April" (1976–1979) | |
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| 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 | |
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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.[2]
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
