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Khmer Rouge
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Khmer Rouge
Khmers rouges
(
French
for "Red Khmers"; ;
Khmer Kraham
), more commonly known in English as
'Khmer Rouge
' (
corruption
of 'Khmers rouges'), was the name given to the followers of the
Communist Party of Kampuchea
in
Cambodia
. It was formed in 1968 as an offshoot of the
Vietnam People's Army
from
North Vietnam
. It was the
ruling party
in Cambodia (then known as
Democratic Kampuchea
) from 1975 to 1979, led by
Pol Pot
,
Nuon Chea
,
Ieng Sary
,
Son Sen
, and
Khieu Samphan
. It allied with
North Vietnam
, the
Viet Cong
, and
Pathet Lao
during the
Vietnam War
against the
anti-communist
forces.
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