People's Republic of Kampuchea

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Was a partially recognised state in Southeast Asia supported by Vietnam which existed from 1979 to 1989. It was founded in Cambodia by the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, a group of Cambodian communists who were dissatisfied with the Khmer Rouge.

Establishment

January 1979: With the approval of the Vietnamese, FUNSK proclaimed the birth of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.

January 1979: The Vietnamese pushed overland to Kampong Som.

January 1979: An armored column of the EPV occupied Siem Reap, the main center of western Cambodia, on 11 January 1979.

January 1979: An amphibious operation led to the capture of Ream and nearby islands on January 11, 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.

Chronology

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1. Cambodian-Vietnamese War

Was an armed conflict between Democratic Kampuchea, controlled by the Khmer Rouge, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

1.1.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.

September 1989: The Hanoi government officially announced its complete withdrawal from Cambodia.