Historical place archive

Thai Border in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Thai Border in Kampuchea. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records8 event labels1 people1979–1988

Historical events in Thai Border

1979

15 February 1979
Formation of Coalition
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Khmer Rouge reorganize as part of anti-Vietnam resistance networks

1980

1 March 1980
Guerrilla Warfare
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Begin guerrilla operations along the Thai border

1981

15 December 1981
Party Renamed
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Communist Party of Kampuchea renamed Party of Democratic Kampuchea

1983

10 August 1983
Border Clashes
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Clashes with Vietnamese forces intensify

1984

1 December 1984
Vietnam Offensive
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Vietnam launches major dry-season offensive against border bases

1985

15 July 1985
Ta Mok Ascends
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Ta Mok gains greater control over remaining Khmer Rouge forces

1986

12 March 1986
Loss of Bases
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Key border bases lost to Vietnamese operations

1988

15 September 1988
Shift to Political Strategy
Pol Pot · Khmer Rouge

Khmer Rouge announce a greater focus on political struggle

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Kampuchea and Thai Border. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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