Khmer National Armed Forces

The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia. The FANK was the successor of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces (; FARK) which had been responsible for the defense of the previous Kingdom of Cambodia since its independence in 1954 from France.