The Cambodian Freedom Fighters were and to an extent still are an overseas sponsored terrorist organization trying to overthrow the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Most of their funding has come either from Khmer-Americans, or so called pro-democracy anti-Communist American citizens and groups. It was formed in 1999 in […]
Category: Khmer Rouge
Last leader of the Khmer Rouge – Ta Mok
Ta Mok was a senior political and military figure within the Khmer Rouge, Democratic Kampuchea and various other rebel groups within Cambodia. He is also notable as being the last leader of the Khmer Rouge. A Khmer Rouge member throughout his life he was the last member to be captured […]
Was the Khmer Rouge Maoist?
Was the Khmer Rouge Maoist is a question that has been asked by many scholars. Alas the answer is somewhat complex, as while the Pol Pot and the Communist Party of Kampuchea were not doubt influenced and financed by the Peoples Republic of China, their specific ideology can be seen […]
The Khmer Rouge and North Korea
The Khmer Rouge and North Korea had a relationship that was extremely complex. Technically they were ideologically aligned, but as opposed to China friendships and personal relations took precedence over geopolitical issues. With that being said though the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) remained an ally of the Khmer […]
Who were the Khmer Rouge Supporters?
Almost all left-wing ideologies from Stalinism to Trotskyism and even Hoxhaism have had strong international supporters, but who and exactly where and are the Khmer Rouge supporters both in the past and present? The overarching answer to this is that through the years many countries, groups parties and individuals supported […]
Dark Tourism in Cambodia Receives Boost
Dark Tourism in Cambodia, particularly around Anlong Veng, thanks to the NGO the Cambodian Documentation Centre. According to CAM-DC this will include the renovation of the grave of Pol Pot, as well as numerous other sites, some of which have already been achieved. On our most recent dark tourism visit […]
The Khmer Rouge and the Soviet Union
If you have ever seethe movie The Killing Fields, you will know that the Khmer Rouge kicked the USSR out of what would become Democratic Kampuchea. Why though did this happen if they were both communist and what exactly was the relationship between the Khmer Rouge and the Soviet Union? […]
Workers Party of Kampuchea
The Workers Party of Kampuchea was a political party that exited between the time of the Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party and the Communist Party of Kampuchea. It is therefore a successor of the former and the forerunner of the later. Its formation is considered controversial with modern Khmer communists disavowing […]
Who was Son Ngoc Minh?
Son Ngoc Minh was one of the first communist revolutionaries in Cambodia. As a founder of the Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party, a forerunner to the Communist Party of Kampuchea he can be considered the father of the Khmer Rouge. Son was born in 1920 to a Khmer Krom father and […]
Kampuchea Krom and the Khmer Rouge
Kampuchea Krom denotes the parts of Vietnam that not only formerly were part of Cambodia, but still have a high population of Khmer people. They are in turn known as Khmer Krom (people) and have played a significant role in the history of Cambodia. This has included all conflicts that […]