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Khmer Rouge

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Khmer Rouge
n.
A Cambodian Communist movement that was active as a guerrilla force from 1970 to the late 1990s and held power under the leadership of Pol Pot from 1975 to 1979.

[French, Red Khmer : khmer, Khmer + rouge, red.]

Khmer Rouge [ruːʒ]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Kampuchean communist party, which seized power (1975) in a civil war: in exile since 1979, dispersed in 1999
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Noun1.Khmer Rouge - 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
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
Cambodia, Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia - a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
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The lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged the UN-backed war crimes court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse in the interests of national reconciliation.
The lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged the UN-backed war crimes court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse in the interests of national reconciliation.
The US envoy for war crimes issues on Friday praised developments at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal but said officials must tackle corruption at the UN-backed court.
 
 
 
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