People's Republic of Kampuchea
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The People's Republic of Kampuchea was the Vietnam-backed socialist government that ruled Cambodia from 1979 to 1989 after overthrowing the Khmer Rouge regime.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Republic of Kampuchea canonical | 9 |
| State of Cambodia | 4 |
| Cambodian People's Republic | 1 |
| Vietnamese‑backed People’s Republic of Kampuchea | 1 |
| renamed as State of Cambodia in 1989 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1307743 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: People's Republic of Kampuchea Context triple: [Cambodian–Vietnamese War, belligerent, People's Republic of Kampuchea]
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A.
Cambodia
Cambodia is a Southeast Asian nation known for its ancient Khmer civilization, the Angkor Wat temple complex, and a modern history marked by French colonial rule and the Khmer Rouge regime.
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B.
Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government)
The Kingdom of Cambodia under Prince Norodom Sihanouk was the neutralist royal government that ruled Cambodia in the 1950s–60s and was later overthrown during the turmoil of the Cambodian Civil War.
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C.
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the communist state in northern Vietnam that led the struggle against the United States and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and later unified the country under its rule.
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D.
Republic of Vietnam
The Republic of Vietnam was the U.S.-backed anti-communist state that governed South Vietnam from 1955 until its fall in 1975 during the Vietnam War.
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E.
People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge)
The People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge) refers to Beijing’s role as the principal foreign backer of the Khmer Rouge, providing extensive military, financial, and political support to the movement during and after the Cambodian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: People's Republic of Kampuchea Target entity description: The People's Republic of Kampuchea was the Vietnam-backed socialist government that ruled Cambodia from 1979 to 1989 after overthrowing the Khmer Rouge regime.
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A.
Cambodia
Cambodia is a Southeast Asian nation known for its ancient Khmer civilization, the Angkor Wat temple complex, and a modern history marked by French colonial rule and the Khmer Rouge regime.
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B.
Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government)
The Kingdom of Cambodia under Prince Norodom Sihanouk was the neutralist royal government that ruled Cambodia in the 1950s–60s and was later overthrown during the turmoil of the Cambodian Civil War.
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C.
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the communist state in northern Vietnam that led the struggle against the United States and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and later unified the country under its rule.
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D.
Republic of Vietnam
The Republic of Vietnam was the U.S.-backed anti-communist state that governed South Vietnam from 1955 until its fall in 1975 during the Vietnam War.
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E.
People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge)
The People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge) refers to Beijing’s role as the principal foreign backer of the Khmer Rouge, providing extensive military, financial, and political support to the movement during and after the Cambodian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
client state
ⓘ
former country ⓘ socialist state ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter |
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
overthrow of the Khmer Rouge ⓘ |
| capital | Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| conflict | Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ |
| constitutionAdopted | 1981 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName | People's Republic of Kampuchea self-link ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| currency | Riel ⓘ |
| demographicImpact | resettlement of urban and rural populations ⓘ |
| dissolved |
People's Republic of Kampuchea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
renamed as State of Cambodia in 1989
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| economicSystem | state-planned economy ⓘ |
| endDate | 1989-04-29 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
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| executiveBody |
Council of Ministers of Cambodia
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
|
| firstHeadOfGovernment | Pen Sovan ⓘ |
| firstHeadOfState | Heng Samrin ⓘ |
| foreignTroopsStationed |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese People's Army
|
| governmentType | socialist republic ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Chairman of the Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President of the Council of State ⓘ |
| humanRightsContext | post-genocide reconstruction and continued restrictions ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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Vietnamese-style socialism ⓘ |
| legalSystem | socialist law ⓘ |
| legislature | National Assembly of the People's Republic of Kampuchea ⓘ |
| notableHeadOfGovernment | Hun Sen ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | many Western countries ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Khmer ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
ⓘ
Khmer Rouge ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer Rouge guerrillas
royalist resistance groups ⓘ |
| policy |
partial collectivization of agriculture
ⓘ
rebuilding after Khmer Rouge genocide ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Khmer People’s Revolutionary Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
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| predecessor |
Democratic Kampuchea
ⓘ
Khmer Rouge ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer Rouge regime
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| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| rulingParty |
Khmer People’s Revolutionary Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
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| securityForce |
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Kampuchea
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| shortName |
Cambodia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kampuchea
PRK ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979-01-07 ⓘ |
| successor |
Cambodia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Cambodia
People's Republic of Kampuchea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
State of Cambodia
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| supportedBy |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
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| UNSeatHeldBy | Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ |
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Subject: People's Republic of Kampuchea Description of subject: The People's Republic of Kampuchea was the Vietnam-backed socialist government that ruled Cambodia from 1979 to 1989 after overthrowing the Khmer Rouge regime.
Referenced by (16)
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