1970
Exile of Sihanouk
Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile
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Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile
The political appeal of the Khmer Rouge is increased as a result of the situation created by the removal of Sihanouk as head of state in 1970. Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Khmer Rouge and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile (known by its French acronym, GRUNK) backed by the Peoples Republic of China
Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Khmer Rouge and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile (known by its French acronym, GRUNK) backed by the Peoples Republic of China
Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile
The political appeal of the Khmer Rouge is increased as a result of the situation created by the removal of Sihanouk as head of state in 1970. Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Khmer Rouge and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile (known by its French acronym, GRUNK) backed by the Peoples Republic of China
Fights communists until "victory or death" against "stooges of American imperialism"
Announces a resistance front against the Lon Nol government
Forms the Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea in exile
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