Communist Party of Kampuchea

The Communist Party of Kampuchea (1951-1981) was a far-left Communist party led by Pol Pot during his reign in Kampuchea. The Communist Party was also a Khmer nationalist Party, as well as agrarianist and Marxist-Leninist.

Communist Party of Kampuchea Full Name: Communist Party of Kampuchea Alias: CPK Khmer Rogue Origin: Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) Foundation: Founded in 1951 by Son Ngoc Minh and Tou Samouth headquarters Phnom Penh, Cambodia Commanders: Pol Pot Nuon Chea Ieng Sary Khieu Samphan Ta Mok Ke Pauk Son Sen Yun Yat Goals: Abolish currency (success) Outlaw religion (success) Crimes: Mass murder Establishment of Labor Camps Starvation of the Cambodian Population

History of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

The Communist Party of Kampuchea was founded in 1951 by Son Ngoc Minh and Tou Samouth after splitting from the Indochinese Communist Party when it branched off into the Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese Communist Parties.