What Political Party Was The Khmer Rouge?
What Political Party Was The Khmer Rouge? The Khmer Rouge (/kəˌmɛər ˈruːʒ/, French: [kmɛʁ ʁuʒ]; Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រហម, Khmer Kraham [khmae krɑːhɑːm]; “Red Khmers”) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.