National United Front Of Kampuchea
The National United Front of Kampuchea ( or , FUNK; km, រណសិរ្សរួបរួមជាតិកម្ពុជា, ) was an organisation formed by the deposed then Chief of State of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 while he was in exile in Beijing. History The front was supposed to be an umbrella organization of forces that opposed Lon Nol's seizure of power; however, the Communist Party of Kampuchea/Khmer Rouge guerrillas formed the basic military force of the Front. Apart from the communists, there were two distinct factions that participated in the insurgency: the pro-Sihanouk royalists ( Khmer Rumdos), who never held real power in the front, and secondly, the pro-North Vietnamese cadres of Khmer Issarak. The territories controlled by the guerrillas were nominally led by a Royal United National Government of Kampuchea (GRUNK). The government was based in Beijing. Sihanouk remained the head of state in that government, Penn Nouth was the prime minister and Khieu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Heads Of State Of Cambodia
This is a list of head of state, heads of state of Cambodia from the accession of Monarchy of Cambodia, King Norodom of Cambodia, Norodom on 19 October 1860 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served in the modern history of Cambodia, under several different regimes and with several different titles. From 1860 onward, there have been 11 heads of state (acting heads of state are not counted). The current head of state of Cambodia is King Norodom Sihamoni, since his Elective monarchy, election by the Royal Council of the Throne on 14 October 2004. Titles * 1860–1960: King of Cambodia (under French protectorate of Cambodia, French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945), Japanese puppet state in 1945) * 1960: Chairman of the Regency Council * 1960–1970: Chief of State of Cambodia * 1970–1975: President of the Khmer Republic * 1975: Chairman the Supreme Committee * 1975–1976: President of the State Presidium * 1976 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huot Sambath
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Rebel Groups In Cambodia
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Popular Fronts Of Communist States
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Factions Of The Vietnam War
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Defunct Political Parties In Cambodia
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Coalition Government Of Democratic Kampuchea
The Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (CGDK; km, រដ្ឋាភិបាលចំរុះកម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ, ''Roathaphibal Chamroh Kampuchea Pracheathipatai''), renamed in 1990 to the National Government of Cambodia (NGC; , ''Roathaphibal Cheat Ney Kampuchea''), was a coalition government in exile composed of three Cambodian political factions, namely Prince Norodom Sihanouk's FUNCINPEC party, the Party of Democratic Kampuchea (PDK; often referred to as the Khmer Rouge) and the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) formed in 1982, broadening the ''de facto'' deposed Democratic Kampuchea regime. For most of its existence, it was the internationally recognized government of Cambodia. International recognition The signing ceremony of the coalition took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 June 1982. The president of the coalition was Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the prime minister was the KPNLF leader Son Sann and the fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viet Minh
The Việt Minh (; abbreviated from , chữ Nôm and Hán tự: ; french: Ligue pour l'indépendance du Viêt Nam, ) was a national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941. Also known as the Việt Minh Front, it was created by the Indochinese Communist Party as a national united front to achieve the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The was previously formed by Hồ Học Lãm in Nanjing, China, at some point between August 1935 and early 1936, when Vietnamese nationalist parties formed an anti-imperialist united front. This organization soon lapsed into inactivity, only to be appropriated by the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) and Hồ Chí Minh in 1941. The Việt Minh established itself as the only organized anti-French and anti-Japanese resistance group. The Việt Minh initially formed to seek independence for Vietnam from the French Empire. The United States supported France. When the Japanese occupation began, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cambodian Civil War
The Cambodian Civil War ( km, សង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជា, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: ) was a civil war in Cambodia fought between the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge, supported by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong) against the government forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970), Kingdom of Cambodia and, after October 1970, the Khmer Republic, which had succeeded the kingdom (both supported by the United States and South Vietnam). The struggle was complicated by the influence and actions of the allies of the two warring sides. North Vietnam's People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) involvement was designed to protect its Base Areas and sanctuaries in eastern Cambodia, without which it would have been harder to pursue its military effort in South Vietnam. Their presence was at first tolerated by Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Sihanouk, the Cambodian head of state, but domestic resistance combined with Chi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thiounn Mumm
Thiounn Mumm (8 December 1925 – 22 March 2022) was a Khmer civil servant, who served as Minister under the Khmer Rouge. He was also the first Cambodian to attend the Ecole Polytechnique. While some considered him a "racist political dynast" and condemned him for his collaboration with the atrocious regime of the Democratic Kampuchea, he defended himself from adhering to the ideologies of communism and presented himself merely as a Khmer nationalist. Biography From youth at the Palace to exile in France Thiounn Mumm was born in Phnom Penh on 8 December 1925 as the third child of Thiounn Hal and Bounchan Moly in the wealth bureaucratic family of Thiounn, his grandfather, who had been Minister of the Palace since 1904. His father Thiounn Hal was the first Cambodian to obtain lycee and university qualification in France. His mother Bunnchan Moly, was the sister of Lon Nol's future Minister of Cults, Bunchan Mil, the author of ''Kuk noyobay''. His two older brothers Prasit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hou Yuon
Hou Yuon ( km, ហ៊ូ យន់, 1930 – August 1975 (or later)) was a veteran of the communist movement in Cambodia. A member of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as the Khmer Rouge, he served in several ministerial posts during the 1960s (as a member of the non-communist government of Prince Norodom Sihanouk) and 1970s. Yuon, who repeatedly clashed with other members of the Khmer Rouge leadership on policy issues, disappeared after 1975. Reports vary concerning the circumstances of his death. Early career Hou Yuon was born in Kampong Cham Province, Kampong Cham in 1930 to a family of Chinese Cambodian, Sino-Khmer people, Khmer descent. In common with several other future members of the Khmer Rouge, he studied at the ''Lycee Sisowath'', though unlike the majority of his colleagues he was from a poor background: his father was a peasant who grew rice and tobacco.Kiernan, B. How Pol Pot Came to Power: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Communism in Cambodia, 1930-1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |