Khmer Rouge, a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The movement came to power after a civil war allowed it to establish a government in Cambodia’s capital. While in power the Khmer Rouge was one of the most brutal Marxist g
Just four years of Khmer Rouge rule left 1 to 2 million Cambodians dead- about 1/5 of the population. Vietnam attacked Cambodia and captured Phnom Penh in 1979, withdrawing only in 1989. The Khmer Rouge fought on as guerrillas until 1999. Today, though, Cambodia is a peaceful and ...
Learn about what caused the Cambodian genocide and its impact. Read about the rise of Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, and the tragedy on the Cambodian...
postwar independence, and political instability. Between 1975 and 1979 the country was devastated by the reign of theKhmer Rouge, a rural communist guerrilla movement. During the Khmer Rouge’s period of power, at least 1.5 million Cambodians were killed or died, a monumental tragedy from which ...
North Korea is a mountainous land; about 80% of the country is made up of steep mountains and narrow valleys. The remainder is arable plains, but these are small in size and distributed across the country. The highest point is Baektusan, at 2,744 meters. The lowest point issea level....
Quite a sombre interesting fact about Cambodia is that it has a very young population with around one-third of its population younger than 15 years old and a distinct lack of people over the age of 50. During the terrible Khmer Rouge rule under Pol Pot in 1975-79, around 2-3 million ...
However, North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops had begun using eastern Cambodia as a safe haven from which to launch attacks into South Vietnam, making it increasingly difficult to stay out of the war. An indigenous Communist guerrilla movement known as the Khmer Rouge also began to put pressure...
Nationality/Demonym:Vietnamese (người Việt) for the nationality, Vietnamese/Kinh (người Việtorngười Kinh) for the ethnicity Languages:Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (...
Cambodia is one of those countries that made me think: “Exotic!”. But how little did I know about its tragic recent past: From Wikipedia: “TheKhmer Rouge… literally translated asRed Cambodianswas the name given to the followers of theCommunist Party of Kampuchea, who were theruling party...
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a somber reminder of Cambodia’s dark past of the Khmer Rouge regime. 3. Tonle Sap – Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake: Nestled in the heart of Cambodia, Tonle Sap reigns as Southeast Asia’s largest lake, a dynamic and ever-changing aquatic wonder that shape...