Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge)

Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) was a state in Cambodia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1975 to 1979 CE, about 4 years. Its people spoke Austroasiatic languages (Khmer, Mon, Vietnamese, Munda).

Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge emptied the cities, abolished money and religion, and killed or starved around 1.5 to 2 million people, about a quarter of the population. A Vietnamese invasion drove them out in January 1979.

See Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1975 to 1979 CE

Duration

4 years

Type

State

Region

Cambodia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austroasiatic

Capital

Phnom Penh

Came from

• Khmer Republic 1970 to 1975 CE

Became

• People's Republic of Kampuchea 1979 to 1993 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1975 Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present
• Singapore 1965 CE to the present
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1976 CE to the present
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945 to 1976 CE
• Republic of Vietnam 1955 to 1975 CE
• Portuguese Timor 1702 to 1975 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia
• Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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