Khmer Rouge: Difference between revisions

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|crimes = [[Genocide]] Mass [[murder]] Mass starvation [[Torture]] [[War crimes]] [[Crimes against humanity]] [[Ethnic cleansing]] Forced labor [[Arson]] Unlawful detention Human rights violations [[Kidnapping]]

|type of villains = Terrorists}}

{{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 defense 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]].

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 |crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Mass starvation<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Forced labor<br>[[Arson]]<br>Unlawful detention<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Kidnapping]]
 |type of villains = Terrorists}}
-{{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 defense 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]].