The Party of Democratic Kampuchea was a continuation party of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and the political wing of the Khmer Rouge as they once again became insurgents. This was to be the second to last incarnation of what was originally the Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party. Prelude to the […]
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Dark Tourism – Kampong Chhnang Airport
Unbeknown to many there are actually Khmer Rouge and Killing Field sites located throughout Cambodia. Most of them are unknown though to all but relatives, and thankfully the Cambodian Documentation Centre. One of the most important of these is Kampong Chhnang Airport. Said airport was initially build in the early […]
Santebal – The Secret Police of Democratic Kampuchea
The Santebal (Khmer: សន្តិបាល) which literally means “Keeper of the peace” was the secret police of the Communist Party of Kampuchea during the time of Democratic Kampuchea. Its name is an amalgam of two words: sântĕsŏkh (សន្ដិសុខ) meaning “security” and nôkôrôbal (នគរ បាល) meaning “police”. Technically it was in charge […]
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Food inspired by the Khmer Rouge
When famine, or food insecurity hot a country people go to desperate measures. This evidences itself by people not only eating things they would not usually eat, but also innovating with cuisine. Famine and indeed control over the food supply was a key element of the Democratic Kampuchea state under […]
Was Democratic Kampuchea a Republic?
Despite espousing and extreme version of communism the mostly Khmer Rouge formed Democratic Kampuchea initially started not as a republic, but led by King Sihanouk. And initially even after the first condition was proclaimed there was still ambiguity. This can be seen in the fact that Democratic Kampuchea has been […]
What was the Khmer Rouge national anthem?
While there was no Khmer Rouge national anthem, nor flag as such, there were many flags and songs associated with the group. This would of course change when the national that was Democratic Kampuchea was formed. So, what was the National Anthem of the Khmer Rouge and what was the […]
Sport in Democratic Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea was the state that existed in Cambodia from 1975-79, but it was also the recognized “state” until as late as 1992. Was there through sport in Democratic Kampuchea. Sport in Democratic Kampuchea 1975-79 When the Khmer Rouge came to power they took on many normal aspects of a […]
Was Democratic Kampuchea a country? 1975 – 1998
Was Democratic Kampuchea a country? In short yes it was from the April 1975, until January 7th 1979, giving it a very short life span. THe question is though for a country characterised by so much chaos and death, just how much did it function like a proper country. The […]
The Democratic Kampuchea Constitution
While the Pol Pot is often characterised by perceived anarchy it was actually guided by heavy Marxist-Leninist, Maoist and Khmer nationalist ideology. This is heavily shown in the constitution of the Khmer Rouge state, Democratic Kampuchea. Below is the Democratic Kampuchea Constitution . . To read about Pol Pot click here. […]
Analysing the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea?
While the regime of Pol Pot is often described as a lawless dystopia the truth is much more complex, with their very much being laws, rules and indeed a constitution of Democratic Kampuchea. What was Democratic Kampuchea? Despite the fall of the Khmer Republic in April on 1975 and its […]