KR
a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 • Syn: Khmer Rouge, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, Communist Party of Kampuchea • Topics: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act • Regions: Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea • Instance Hypernyms: terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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