party of democratic kampuchea

Noun
  1. A communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970;
    Became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people;
    Was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 (synset 108045752)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: cambodia, kampuchea, kingdom of cambodia - a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: communist party of kampuchea, khmer rouge, kr

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