Cambodian Civil War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Communism, Communists, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Indochina
- Date: 1971-1994
Article abstract: At issue: Control over the government and people of Cambodia. Result: Reunification of Cambodia under an internationally recognized government.
Background
When Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Sihanouk decided to embark on a socialist program to build popular support, he raised taxes, which infuriated the peasants. After uprisings in the provinces during 1967 and 1968, Sihanouk rounded up communists for execution. Thereafter, the communists, known as the Khmer Rouge, went underground to organize the Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea...
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