Khmer Rouge

The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: , pronounced Khmaey Krahom or {{IPA|/kʰmaːe kɾɒːhɒːm/}}; French: Khmer Rouge in the masculine singular, Khmers Rouges in the plural) was a Communist organization which ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The term "Khmer Rouge," meaning "Red Khmer" in French, was coined by francophone former king, later prime minister Norodom Sihanouk and was adopted in English. The official name of the Khmer Rouge was the Communist Party of Cambodia, later the Party of Democratic Kampuchea. It was also known as the Communist Party of Kampuchea, the Khmer Communist Party and the National Army of Democratic Kampuchea.

References

• Country Studies: Cambodia (Public Domain text) Accessed 8 February 2005
• KR Years: The faces of Angka Accessed 5 February 2005
• KR Year: The fall Accessed 8 February 2005
• Yale University: Cambodian Genocide Program Accessed 5 February 2005
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• Thai/Cambodia Border Refugee Camps 1975-1999 Accessed 16 April 2005
• Harvard University Accessed 9 February 2005
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• HistoryNet: Losing Ground to Khmer Rouge Accessed 6 February 2005
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• MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base Accessed 8 February 2005
• Party of Democratic Kampuchea Accessed 8 February 2005
• MSN Encarta