What Was Kampuchea?
What Was Kampuchea? Kampuchea (Khmer: កម្ពុជា, Kămpŭchéa), officially from 5 January 1976 the Democratic Kampuchea (DK; Khmer: កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ; Kămpŭchéa Prâchéathĭpătai), was the Cambodian state under a one-party Marxist-Leninist totalitarian dictatorship that existed between 1975 and 1979. What was Kampuchea called before? On January 5, 1976, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot announces a new constitution changing