Democratic Kampuchea
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Was a one-party totalitarian state which encompassed modern-day Cambodia and existed from 1975 to 1979. Initially called only Kampuchea, it was officially known as Democratic Kampuchea from 1976.
Establishment
January 1976: Born of Democratic Kampuchea.
Chronology
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Was an armed conflict between Democratic Kampuchea, controlled by the Khmer Rouge, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1.1.Minor Invasions (Cambodian-Vietnamese War)
Minor territorial invasions during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War of 1978-1989.
May 1977: The Vietnamese People's Army (Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam or EPV) responded by massing troops on the Cambodian border, and in early May, three Vietnamese divisions crossed the border between Cambodia and Laos, penetrating 16 km into Ratanakiri province.
June 1977: Vietnamese forces leave the Ratanakiri province.
September 1977: Vietnamese forces crossed for 20 km into Cambodian territory.
September 1977: One Vietnamese division pushed as far as the town of Mimot.
November 1977: A Cambodian counter-offensive drove the Vietnamese back across the border.
January 1978: The main Cambodian units deployed east of the Mekong were routed with heavy losses.
January 1978: The advancing Vietnamese units were located only 38 km from the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
February 1978: A large part of the Vietnamese occupied territory was liberated by the Cambodian departments by early February.
June 1978: Vietnamese occupation of Suong and Prey Veng.
July 1978: In June, after repeated airstrikes that resulted in several Cambodian casualties, a Vietnamese combat group re-invaded eastern Cambodia and took the towns of Suong and Prey Veng by the end of the month.
1.2.Vietnamese Full Scale Invasion of Cambodia
On 25 December 1978, Vietnam launched a full-scale invasion of Kampuchea (Cambodia), and subsequently occupied the country and removed the Khmer Rouge from power.
December 1978: The columns of the People's Army of Vietnam (EPV) invested the city of Takeo.
December 1978: On December 25, 1978, the Vietnamese People's Army, led by General Van Tien Dung, launched a decisive push to capture the territory of Kratie in Cambodia. The military operation involved 150,000 troops supported by artillery and aerial bombardment, resulting in the successful occupation of Kratie.
January 1979: Stung Treng fell to the Vietnamese.
January 1979: In 1979, during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Kampong Cham's last defenders, led by Lon Nol and Pol Pot, were defeated by the Vietnamese military. This marked the beginning of Vietnam's military occupation of the territory.
January 1979: In 1979, during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Kampot was captured by Vietnamese forces after two weeks of fighting and an amphibious landing of Vietnamese marines. The city fell under the military occupation of Vietnam.
January 1979: Vietnamese artillery opened fire on the capital, which was promptly abandoned by the Cambodians: on January 7, the Vietnamese entered the abandoned city.
January 1979: The Vietnamese pushed overland to Kampong Som.
January 1979: An amphibious operation led to the capture of Ream and nearby islands on January 11, 1979.
January 1979: An armored column of the EPV occupied Siem Reap, the main center of western Cambodia, on 11 January 1979.
January 1979: The border with Thailand was reached by the advancing forces of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.
January 1979: On the coast, an amphibious landing by Vietnamese marines led to the occupation of Koh Kong.
April 1979: In March 1979, the Vietnamese moved some Laotian units to garrison Stung Treng and airlifted three divisions to western Cambodia for a massive sweep of the main Khmer Rouge refuges: for two months there was hard fighting near Pailin, Poipet and in the northern area of the Cardamom mountains, but although the Vietnamese inflicted heavy losses on their opponents, the guerrillas were not eradicated.
Disestablishment
January 1979: Stung Treng fell to the Vietnamese.
January 1979: In 1979, during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Kampong Cham's last defenders, led by Lon Nol and Pol Pot, were defeated by the Vietnamese military. This marked the beginning of Vietnam's military occupation of the territory.
January 1979: Vietnamese artillery opened fire on the capital, which was promptly abandoned by the Cambodians: on January 7, the Vietnamese entered the abandoned city.
January 1979: In 1979, during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Kampot was captured by Vietnamese forces after two weeks of fighting and an amphibious landing of Vietnamese marines. The city fell under the military occupation of Vietnam.
January 1979: The Vietnamese pushed overland to Kampong Som.
January 1979: An amphibious operation led to the capture of Ream and nearby islands on January 11, 1979.
January 1979: An armored column of the EPV occupied Siem Reap, the main center of western Cambodia, on 11 January 1979.
January 1979: The border with Thailand was reached by the advancing forces of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.
January 1979: On the coast, an amphibious landing by Vietnamese marines led to the occupation of Koh Kong.
April 1979: In March 1979, the Vietnamese moved some Laotian units to garrison Stung Treng and airlifted three divisions to western Cambodia for a massive sweep of the main Khmer Rouge refuges: for two months there was hard fighting near Pailin, Poipet and in the northern area of the Cardamom mountains, but although the Vietnamese inflicted heavy losses on their opponents, the guerrillas were not eradicated.
