Permanent historical factsheet

Establishment of DK

Name: Establishment of DK – Kampuchea factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Kampuchea · Government / Khmer Rouge. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records

1975Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1975

Pol Pot25 April 1975

Phnom Penh · Government / Khmer Rouge

Democratic Kampuchea declared under Angkar leadership

Names involved

Pol Pot

Provenance

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