PRK

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PRK is the abbreviation for the People's Republic of Kampuchea, the socialist state that governed Cambodia from 1979 to 1989 following the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime.

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Surface form Occurrences
People's Republic of Kampuchea 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf socialist state
alliedWith Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
capital Phnom Penh NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsDescription Angkor Wat with socialist symbols
continent Asia
country Cambodia
countryCode KH
currency Riel NERFINISHED
endDate 1989-04-29
establishedAfter Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia NERFINISHED
fall of the Khmer Rouge regime
executiveBody Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Kampuchea NERFINISHED
firstHeadOfGovernment Pen Sovan NERFINISHED
firstHeadOfState Heng Samrin NERFINISHED
flagDescription red field with yellow outline map of Cambodia and inscriptions
followedBy State of Cambodia NERFINISHED
governmentType socialist republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers NERFINISHED
headOfStateTitle President of the Council of State NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Indochina NERFINISHED
ideology Marxism–Leninism
legalSystem socialist legal system
legislature National Assembly of the People's Republic of Kampuchea NERFINISHED
mainReligion Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
notableHeadOfGovernment Chan Sy NERFINISHED
Hun Sen NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Khmer NERFINISHED
opposedBy Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea NERFINISHED
Khmer Rouge guerrillas NERFINISHED
period Cold War NERFINISHED
politicalPartyInPower Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party NERFINISHED
precededBy Democratic Kampuchea NERFINISHED
primarySecurityForce People's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Kampuchea NERFINISHED
reasonForCreation to replace Democratic Kampuchea after genocide
recognizedBy Soviet bloc countries
restoredInstitution Buddhist monastic order
education system
healthcare system
shortName PRK NERFINISHED
standsFor People's Republic of Kampuchea NERFINISHED
startDate 1979-01-07
successorParty Cambodian People's Party NERFINISHED
supportedBy Vietnam People's Army NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Mekong River basin in Cambodia NERFINISHED
Phnom Penh NERFINISHED
Tonlé Sap region NERFINISHED
UNRepresentationHeldBy Democratic Kampuchea NERFINISHED

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