What was the Khmer Rouge?

Khmer (pdf). Significant portions of the following historical overview were contributed by DC-Cam from Khamboly Dy's “A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979).” Overview. The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), otherwise known as the Khmer Rouge, took control of Cambodia on April 17, 1975. read more

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief of S-21, Kaing Guek Eav (C), better known as "Duch", stands in the dock of the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal will on begin February 17, 2009. read more

The Khmer Rouge (/ k ə ˈ m ɛər ˈ r uː ʒ /, French: [kmɛʁ ʁuʒ], "Red Khmers"; Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រហម Khmer Kror-Horm) was the name given to Cambodian (Khmer) communists (rouge, French for red) and later the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia who infamously carried out the Cambodian genocide. read more

The Khmer Rouge leaders then fled to the west and reestablished their forces in Thai territory, aided by China and Thailand. The United Nations voted to give the resistance movement against communists, which included the Khmer Rouge, a seat in its General Assembly. read more