Khmer Rouge Take Over Cambodia
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights, Civil Wars, Coups, Violence, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Indochina
- Date: April 17, 1975
Article abstract: The 1975 takeover of Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge led to one of the bloodiest periods of genocide in modern history.
Summary of Event
In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, the United States was still embroiled in a long war, supporting the South Vietnamese government against communist Vietnamese forces (the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army). For much of this time, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces used border areas of Cambodia as sanctuaries from American ground and air forces.
North Vietnamese use of Cambodian...
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