Cambodian Civil War
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The Cambodian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1967 to 1975 between the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government and the communist Khmer Rouge, culminating in the latter’s victory and the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ |
| cause |
1967 Samlaut uprising
ⓘ
insurgency by the Communist Party of Kampuchea ⓘ political instability in Cambodia ⓘ spillover of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
mass displacement of civilians
ⓘ
widespread destruction of infrastructure ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal conflict ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | hundreds of thousands of people killed ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Khmer Rouge
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian genocide
Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Democratic Kampuchea
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Kampuchea (as insurgent movement)
Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer Republic
Khmer Rouge ⓘ Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government) ⓘ Lon Nol ⓘ
surface form:
Lon Nol government
Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK) ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
Soviet Union ⓘ Thailand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Khmer nationalism
ⓘ
Maoism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Khieu Samphan
ⓘ
Lon Nol ⓘ Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ Nuon Chea ⓘ Pol Pot ⓘ Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ⓘ |
| location |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Cambodian countryside ⓘ Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| opponent |
Khmer Rouge
ⓘ
Lon Nol ⓘ
surface form:
Lon Nol government
Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
ⓘ
Indochina conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Sangkum era
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War escalation in Indochina
|
| result |
Khmer Rouge victory
ⓘ
establishment of Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ fall of Phnom Penh ⓘ overthrow of Lon Nol government ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1970 Cambodian coup d'état
ⓘ
1970–1973 U.S. air campaign in Cambodia ⓘ Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975) ⓘ Operation Menu ⓘ U.S. bombing of Cambodia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Government of North Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam (for Khmer Rouge)
People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge) ⓘ South Vietnamese leadership ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam (for Lon Nol government)
United States (for Lon Nol government) ⓘ Viet Cong ⓘ
surface form:
Viet Cong (for Khmer Rouge)
|
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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