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{{Evil_Organization|name = Evil Organization|Box title = Communist Party of Kampuchea (បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា)|fullname = Communist Party of Kampuchea|alias = CPK<br>Khmer Rouge<br>Angkar|origin = Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia)|foundation = 1951 by Son Ngoc Minh and Tou Samouth|headquarters = Phnom Penh, Cambodia|commanders = [[Pol Pot]]|agents = [[Nuon Chea]]<br>[[Ieng Sary]]<br>[[Khieu Samphan]]<br>[[Ta Mok]]<br>[[Ke Pauk]]<br>[[Son Sen]]<br>[[Yun Yat]]<br>[[Hou Yuon]]|goals = Abolish currency (success)<br>Outlaw religion (success)<br>Turn Cambodia into slaughterhouse (success until December 25th, 1978)<br>Stop the Vietnamese Army (failed)<br>Turning Cambodia into Socialist (failed)<br>Turning Cambodia into a Superpower Country (failed)|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Establishment of Labor Camps<br>Starvation of the Cambodian Population<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Torture]]|Image = Banner of the Communist Party of Kampuchea.svg
{{Evil_Organization|Box title = Communist Party of Kampuchea (បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា)|fullname = Communist Party of Kampuchea|alias = CPK<br>Khmer Rogue|origin = Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia)|foundation = Founded in 1951 by Son Ngoc Minh and Tou Samouth|headquarters = Phnom Penh, Cambodia|commanders = [[Pol Pot]]|agents = [[Nuon Chea]]<br>[[Ieng Sary]]<br>[[Khieu Samphan]]<br>[[Ta Mok]]<br>[[Ke Pauk]]<br>[[Son Sen]]<br>[[Yun Yat]]<br>[[Hou Yuon]]|goals = Abolish currency (success)<br>Outlaw religion (success)<br>Turn Cambodia into slaughterhouse (success until December 25th, 1978)<br>Stop the Vietnamese Army (failed)<br>Turning Cambodia into Socialist (failed)<br>Turning Cambodia into a Superpower Country (failed)|crimes = Mass murder<br>Establishment of Labor Camps<br>Starvation of the Cambodian Population|Image = Kampuchea.png 
|type of villain=Tyrant Organization}}{{Quote|If we have rice, we can have everything.|The motto of the CPV.}}
}}The '''Communist Party of Kampuchea''' (Khmer: បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា or បក្សកុម្មុយនីសកម្ពុជា; CPK, French: ''Parti communiste du Kampuchéa''), also known as the '''Khmer Communist Party''', was a communist party in Cambodia. Its leader was [[Pol Pot]] and its followers were generally known as [[Khmer Rouge]] (Red Khmers). The party was underground for most of its existence and took power in the country in April 1975 and established the state known as '''Democratic Kampuchea'''.
The '''Communist Party of Kampuchea''' (Khmer: បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា or បក្សកុម្មុយនីសកម្ពុជា; CPK, French: ''Parti communiste du Kampuchéa''), also known as the '''Khmer Communist Party''', was a communist party in Cambodia. Its leader was [[Pol Pot]] and its followers were generally known as [[Khmer Rouge]] (Red Khmers). The party was underground for most of its existence and took power in the country in April 1975 and established the state known as '''Democratic Kampuchea'''.


The party lost power in 1979 with the establishment of the '''People's Republic of Kampuchea''' by the pro-Vietnam [[Cambodian People's Party]], who were mostly comprised of leftists who were dissatisfied by the Pol Pot regime and by the intervention of Vietnamese military forces after the [[Cambodian Genocide]]. The party was officially dissolved in 1981, with the [[Party of Democratic Kampuchea]] claiming its legacy.
The party lost power in 1979 with the establishment of the '''People's Republic of Kampuchea''' by the pro-Vietnam [[Cambodian People's Party]], who were mostly comprised of leftists who were dissatisfied by the Pol Pot regime and by the intervention of Vietnamese military forces after the [[Cambodian Genocide]]. The party was officially dissolved in 1981, with the [[Party of Democratic Kampuchea]] claiming its legacy.
==History==
==History==
===Early years===
The party was founded in 1951, when the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) was divided into separate Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese communist parties. The decision to form a separate Cambodian communist party had been taken at the ICP Congress in February the same year. Different sources claim different dates for the exact founding and the first congress of the party.  
The party was founded in 1951, when the [[Indochinese Communist Party]] (ICP) was divided into separate Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese communist parties. The decision to form a separate Cambodian communist party had been taken at the ICP Congress in February the same year. Different sources claim different dates for the exact founding and the first congress of the party.  


Son Ngoc Minh was appointed as Acting Chairman of the party. The party congress did not elect a full Central Committee but instead appointed a Party Propagation and Formation Committee. At the time of its formation, the Cambodian party was called Khmer People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP). The ICP had been heavily dominated by Vietnamese and the KPRP was actively supported by the [[Communist Party of Vietnam]] during its initial phase of existence. Due to the reliance on Vietnamese support in the joint struggle against French colonial rule, the history of the party would later be rewritten, stating 1960 as the year of the foundation of the party.
Son Ngoc Minh was appointed as Acting Chairman of the party. The party congress did not elect a full Central Committee but instead appointed a Party Propagation and Formation Committee. At the time of its formation, the Cambodian party was called Khmer People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP). The ICP had been heavily dominated by Vietnamese and the KPRP was actively supported by the [[Communist Party of Vietnam]] during its initial phase of existence. Due to the reliance on Vietnamese support in the joint struggle against French colonial rule, the history of the party would later be rewritten, stating 1960 as the year of the foundation of the party.
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The party leadership endorsed armed struggle against the government, then led by Sihanouk. In 1967, several small-scale attempts at insurgency were made by the CPK but they met with little success.
The party leadership endorsed armed struggle against the government, then led by Sihanouk. In 1967, several small-scale attempts at insurgency were made by the CPK but they met with little success.
===Cambodian Civil War===
 
In 1968, the Khmer Rouge launched a national insurgency across Cambodia. Though North Vietnam had not been informed of the decision, its forces provided shelter and weapons to the Khmer Rouge after the insurgency started. The guerrilla forces of the party were baptized as the Kampuchean Revolutionary Army. Vietnamese support for the insurgency made it impossible for the ineffective and poorly motivated Royal Cambodian Army to effectively counter it.
In 1968, the Khmer Rouge launched a national insurgency across Cambodia. Though North Vietnam had not been informed of the decision, its forces provided shelter and weapons to the Khmer Rouge after the insurgency started. The guerrilla forces of the party were baptized as the Kampuchean Revolutionary Army. Vietnamese support for the insurgency made it impossible for the ineffective and poorly motivated Royal Cambodian Army to effectively counter it.


By 1973, Vietnamese support of the Khmer Rouge had largely disappeared. China "armed and trained" the Khmer Rouge both during the [[Civil War|civil war]] and the years afterward.
By 1973, Vietnamese support of the Khmer Rouge had largely disappeared. China "armed and trained" the Khmer Rouge both during the [[Civil War|civil war]] and the years afterward.


When the United States Congress suspended military aid to the [[Lon Nol]] government in 1973, the Khmer Rouge made sweeping gains in the country, completely overwhelming the Khmer National Armed Forces. On 17 April 1975, the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh and overthrew the Khmer Republic, executing all its officers including Lon Non, brother of Nol.
When the United States Congress suspended military aid to the [[Lon Nol]] government in 1973, the Khmer Rouge made sweeping gains in the country, completely overwhelming the Khmer National Armed Forces. On 17 April 1975, the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh and overthrew the Khmer Republic, executing all its officers including Nol Lon, brother of Nol.
===Democratic Kampuchea===
For roughly two years after the CPK took power, it referred to itself as the '''"Angkar"''' ('''"Organization"'''.) However, Pol Pot publicly declared on 29 September 1977 the existence of the CPK in a five-hour-long speech. He revealed the true character of the supreme authority in Cambodia, an obscure ruling body that had been kept in seclusion.
 
The CPK had been extremely secretive throughout its existence. Before 1975, the secrecy was needed for the party's survival and Pol Pot and his closest associates had relied on continuing the extreme secrecy in order to consolidate their position against those they perceived as internal enemies during their first two years of power. The revelation of the CPK's existence shortly before Pol Pot was due to travel to Peking resulted from pressure from China on the Khmer Rouge leaders to acknowledge their true political identity at a time that they increasingly depended on China's assistance against the threats from Vietnam.
 
Accordingly, Pol Pot in his speech claimed that the CPK's foundation had been in 1960 and emphasized its separate identity from the Communist Party of Vietnam. This secrecy continued even after the CPK took power. Unlike most totalitarian dictators, Pol Pot was not the object of an open [[Cult of personality|personality cult]]. It was almost a year before it was confirmed that he was Saloth Sar, the man long cited as the CPK's general secretary.
===Downfall===
Because of several years of border conflict and the flood of refugees fleeing Cambodia, relations between Cambodia and Vietnam deteriorated by December 1978. Fearing a Vietnamese attack, Pol Pot ordered a pre-emptive invasion of Vietnam on 18 April 1978. His Cambodian forces crossed the border and [[Looting|looted]] nearby villages. Despite Chinese aid, these Cambodian forces were repulsed by the Vietnamese.
 
In early 1979, a pro-Vietnamese group of CPK dissidents led by Pen Sovan held a congress (which they saw as the third party congress, therefore not recognizing the 1963, 1975 and 1978 party congresses as legitimate) near the Vietnamese border. Along with [[Heng Samrin]], Pen Sovan was one of the foremost founding members of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS or FUNSK), after becoming disillusioned with the Khmer Rouge. Effectively, the CPK was then divided into two, with the Pen Sovan-led group constituting a separate party, the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (now the [[Cambodian People's Party]].)
 
The Vietnamese forces invaded Cambodia along with the KUFNS, capturing Phnom Penh on 7 January 1979. The Pen Sovan-led party was installed as the governing party of the new People's Republic of Kampuchea. The CPK led by Pol Pot withdrew its forces westwards to an area near the Thai border. With unofficial protection from elements of the Thai Army, it began guerrilla warfare against the PRK government.
 
The party founded the Patriotic and Democratic Front of the Great National Union of Kampuchea as a united front in September 1979 to fight the PRK and the Vietnamese. The front was led by [[Khieu Samphan]]. In December 1979, the armed forces under the command of the party, what remained of the erstwhile People's National Liberation Armed Forces of Kampuchea, were renamed National Army of Democratic Kampuchea. In 1981, the party was dissolved and substituted by the [[Party of Democratic Kampuchea]].
 
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