Khmer Rouge - Wikipedia
The Khmer Rouge[a] is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the Democratic Kampuchea through which the CPK …
Khmer Rouge | Facts, Leadership, Genocide, & Death Toll ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Khmer Rouge, radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 after winning power through a guerrilla war. It was purportedly set up in 1967 as the …
François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities ...
1 day ago · The Khmer Rouge were finally ousted in January 1979 by a Vietnamese invasion. They retreated to the jungle, where they fought a civil war that brought continued pain and …
Khmer Rouge ‑ Genocide, Regime & Definition | HISTORY
Sep 12, 2017 · The Khmer Rouge was a brutal regime that ruled Cambodia, under the leadership of Marxist dictator Pol Pot, from 1975 to 1979. Pol Pot’s attempts to create a Cambodian …
Cambodian genocide - Wikipedia
The Cambodian genocide[a] was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens [b] by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol …
Cambodia's Cabinet approves draft law toughening penalties ...
4 days ago · Cambodia’s Cabinet has approved a draft bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying atrocities were carried out in the late 1970s under the rule of communist Khmer …
Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims
Cambodian genocide, systematic murder of up to three million people in Cambodia from 1976 to 1978 that was carried out by the Khmer Rouge government under Pol Pot. Immediately after …
Khmer Rouge: Cambodia's years of brutality - BBC News
Nov 16, 2018 · In the four years that the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia, it was responsible for one of the worst mass killings of the 20th Century. The brutal regime, in power from 1975-1979, …
Khmer Rouge History | Cambodia Tribunal Monitor
The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), otherwise known as the Khmer Rouge, took control of Cambodia on April 17, 1975. The CPK created the state of Democratic Kampuchea in 1976 …
Khmer Rouge: Regime Origins, Timeline, and Fall - ThoughtCo
Jul 27, 2020 · The Khmer Rouge was a brutal communist regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The regime was founded and led by the ruthless Marxist dictator Pol Pot. The regime …