khmer rouge

     

The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm) was the ruling political party of Camboia—which it renamed the Democratic Kampuchea—from 1975 to 1979.

Trivia about khmer rouge

  • 2-word name for the Communist army that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
  • In 1975 this Communist movement led by Pol Pot seized control of Cambodia
  • This colorful name for Pol Pot's political movement was given to it by Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk
  • 1975:Beginning an infamous & murderous 4-year period of rule, this group takes power in Cambodia
  • In March 1999, Ta Mok, AKA "The Butcher", became the first senior member of this Cambodian group arrested
  • Ta Mok, the last remaining leader at large of this murderous Communist group, was captured in Cambodia in March

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