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{{Quote|We must purify our armed forces, our party and the masses of people in order to continue fighting the enemies in defence of Cambodian territory and the Cambodian race.|Khmer Rouge radio broadcast, May 1978.}} | {{Quote|We must purify our armed forces, our party and the masses of people in order to continue fighting the enemies in defence of Cambodian territory and the Cambodian race.|Khmer Rouge radio broadcast, May 1978.}} | ||
The '''Khmer Rouge''' was the name given to the followers of the [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] in Cambodia during the [[Cold War]]. It was formed in 1968 as an offshoot of the Vietnam People's Army from North Vietnam and served as the ruling party of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, during which the country was known as Democratic Kampuchea. [[Pol Pot]] served as the organization's overall leader, with his inner circle consisting of [[Nuon Chea]], [[Ieng Sary]], [[Son Sen]], [[Ta Mok]], and [[Khieu Samphan]]. | The '''Khmer Rouge''' was the name given to the followers of the [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] in Cambodia during the [[Cold War]]. It was formed in 1968 as an offshoot of the Vietnam People's Army from North Vietnam and served as the ruling party of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, during which the country was known as Democratic Kampuchea. [[Pol Pot]] served as the organization's overall leader, with his inner circle consisting of [[Nuon Chea]], [[Ieng Sary]], [[Son Sen]], [[Ta Mok]], and [[Khieu Samphan]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Khmer Rouge army was slowly built up in the jungles of Eastern Cambodia during the late 1960s, supported by the North Vietnamese army, the [[Việt Cộng]], the [[Pathet Lao]], and by the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC). The Khmer Rouge fought alongside North Vietnam during the [[Vietnam War]] beginning in 1972. | The Khmer Rouge army was slowly built up in the jungles of Eastern Cambodia during the late 1960s, supported by the North Vietnamese army, the [[Việt Cộng]], the [[Pathet Lao]], and by the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC). The Khmer Rouge fought alongside North Vietnam during the [[Vietnam War]] beginning in 1972. | ||