What was Cambodia's Khmer Rouge best known for?

Answer 1

The Khmer Rouge were responsible for mass murders, slave labor, and the ruthless political control of Cambodia in the late 20th century.

The Khmer Rouge were originally a guerrilla force armed and trained by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam conflict of the 1960's and 1970's. They represented the "Communist Party of Kampuchea", which gained control of the country from 1975 to 1979, until they were finally defeated by Vietnam, which then occupied Cambodia. The Khmer maintained political power into the 1990's.

The Khmer Rouge, under dictator Pol Pot, attempted to reshape Cambodia (Kampuchea) into an agrarian commune, and instituted forced ruralization, including mass killings to reduce the "non-productive" population. They also fought many border wars with Vietnam (both South Vietnam and its later communist government). The wars, famine, and outright genocide killed many hundreds of thousands of people in Cambodia.

Answer 2

The Khmer Rouge were responsible for mass murders, slave labor, and the ruthless political control of Cambodia in the late 20th century.

The Khmer Rouge were originally a guerrilla force armed and trained by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam conflict of the 1960's and 1970's. They represented the "Communist Party of Kampuchea", which gained control of the country from 1975 to 1979, until they were finally defeated by Vietnam, which then occupied Cambodia. The Khmer maintained political power into the 1990's.

The Khmer Rouge, under dictator Pol Pot, attempted to reshape Cambodia (Kampuchea) into an agrarian commune, and instituted forced ruralization, including mass killings to reduce the "non-productive" population. They also fought many border wars with Vietnam (both South Vietnam and its later communist government). The wars, famine, and outright genocide killed many hundreds of thousands of people in Cambodia.