Cambodian–Vietnamese War
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War lasted from 21 December 1978 – 26 September 1989 (10 years, 9 months and 5 days). It was fought between Kampuchea and Vietnam. When Vietnam won the war by removing Pol Pot,[1] China invaded Vietnam. After this war, people around the world came into Cambodia to rebuild it.
Cambodian–Vietnamese War Media
Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge. Following the Khmer Rouge victory on 17 April 1975, he became Premier of Democratic Kampuchea and led the country in its war against Vietnam.
The emblem of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
Skulls of victims of the Ba Chúc Massacre
A Soviet ship with humanitarian aid, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, November 1979
Camps on the Thai-Cambodia border hostile to the PRK, 1979–1984. KPNLF camps shown in black.
Mountains along the Cambodian-Thai Border north of the road between Serei Saophoan and Aranyaprathet. These were one of the areas where Khmer Rouge fighters hid at the time of the K5 Plan.
The Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument was constructed to commemorate the ousting of the Khmer Rouge government on 7 January 1979, by Vietnamese and KUFNS forces.
References
- ↑ "Vietnam's Invasion of Cambodia, Revisited". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.