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Khmer Rouge   /kmɛr ruʒ/   Listen
Khmer Rouge

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: Communist Party of Kampuchea, KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea.






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... communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off 13 years of fighting. UN-sponsored elections in ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



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