Pol Pot7 January 1979
The Vietnamese invade Kampuchea, capturing Phnom Penh
Kampuchea · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Vietnamese invade Kampuchea, capturing Phnom Penh
Begins guerrilla warfare against the PRK Government
Despite a traditional Kampuchean fear of Vietnamese domination, defecting Khmer Rouge activists assisted the Vietnamese, and, with Vietnams approval, become the core of the new puppet Government
Despite its deposal, the Khmer Rouge retains its United Nations seat, which is occupied by Thiounn Prasith, an old compatriot of Pol Pot
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