Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.
Aliases (6)
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate conflict
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war → |
| aftermath |
demobilization of Cambodian factions
→
deployment of United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia → restoration of the Kingdom of Cambodia → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Indochina War
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| belligerent |
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
→
Democratic Kampuchea → FUNCINPEC resistance forces → Kampuchean Revolutionary Army → Khmer People's National Liberation Front → Khmer Rouge → People's Army of Vietnam → People's Republic of Kampuchea → Socialist Republic of Vietnam → |
| cause |
Khmer Rouge attacks on Vietnamese villages
→
border clashes between Cambodia and Vietnam → ideological conflict between Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese communists → regional power rivalry between China and Vietnam → |
| conflictType |
invasion
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proxy war → |
| endDate |
1991
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| historicalPeriod |
1980s
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late 1970s → |
| keyEvent |
Paris Peace Agreements of 1991
→
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978 → capture of Phnom Penh by Vietnamese forces in January 1979 → continued guerrilla warfare along the Thai–Cambodian border → proclamation of the People's Republic of Kampuchea in January 1979 → |
| location |
Cambodia
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Vietnam → |
| opposedBy |
ASEAN
→
China → United States → Western countries at the United Nations → |
| partOf |
Cold War
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| peakPhase |
1978–1979
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| region |
Southeast Asia
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| result |
Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979
→
United Nations peace process in Cambodia → Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia → establishment of the People's Republic of Kampuchea → increased Sino-Vietnamese tensions → international isolation of Vietnam → overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime → prolonged Cambodian civil conflict → refugee crisis in Southeast Asia → |
| startDate |
1977
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| supporter |
ASEAN states
→
China → Eastern Bloc → Soviet Union → Thailand → United States → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Khmer Rouge
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Royal Thai Air Force ("Cambodian–Vietnamese War (border incidents)") → |
conflict |
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Cambodian Civil War
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Vietnam War → |
followedBy |
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Cambodian–Vietnamese War
("Third Indochina War")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Sino-Vietnamese War
("Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978")
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cause |
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Cambodian–Vietnamese War
("Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978")
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keyEvent |
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Khmer Rouge
("Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia")
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overthrownBy |
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Cambodian–Vietnamese War
("Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia")
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result |