Party of Democratic Kampuchea
a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970;
became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people;
was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
• Syn:
Khmer Rouge, KR, Communist Party of Kampuchea
• Topics:
terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
• Regions:
Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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