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Communist Party of Kampuchea

noun

1 Communist Party of 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.

synonyms: Khmer Rouge, KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea.

Dutch: Rode Khmer


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