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10 Cards in this Set
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DATE
Creation of Democratic Kampuchea |
1975
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Dominant party
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Communist Party of Kampuchea or Khmer Rouge
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Pol Pot
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General Security of the CPK as well as PM
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Follows Vietnam's concept in ruling the country
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Party-State concept
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Leng Sary
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Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Affairs Minister
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Pol Pot's Agrarian Socialism
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- launched a large-scale genocide campaign targeted at rich capitalists, intellectuals, professional etc.
- Santebal (Party's state police) weed out disloyal elements within CPK to eliminate political opposition. |
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Son Sen
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Commander of Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea (RAK)
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How did CPK control RAK?
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- Use of party-appointed political commissars
- Frequent use of troops from one zone to enforce discipline in another zone |
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DATE
When did Pol Pot's regime collapse? |
1979
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The significance of Communism
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It acted as a political alternative which blended in well with the agrarian nature of SEA.
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