Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T196206 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cambodian–Vietnamese War Context triple: [Vietnam War, followedBy, Cambodian–Vietnamese War]
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A.
First Indochina War
The First Indochina War was a conflict from 1946 to 1954 between French colonial forces and the Viet Minh that led to the end of French rule in Indochina and set the stage for the Vietnam War.
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B.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a decisive 1954 confrontation in Vietnam in which Viet Minh forces defeated the French, leading to the end of French colonial rule in Indochina.
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C.
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a protracted Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam, that profoundly shaped global politics, military strategy, and American society.
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D.
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major 1968 campaign of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces across South Vietnam that dramatically shifted U.S. public opinion and marked a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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E.
Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cambodian–Vietnamese War Target entity description: The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.
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A.
First Indochina War
The First Indochina War was a conflict from 1946 to 1954 between French colonial forces and the Viet Minh that led to the end of French rule in Indochina and set the stage for the Vietnam War.
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B.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a decisive 1954 confrontation in Vietnam in which Viet Minh forces defeated the French, leading to the end of French colonial rule in Indochina.
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C.
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a protracted Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam, that profoundly shaped global politics, military strategy, and American society.
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D.
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major 1968 campaign of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces across South Vietnam that dramatically shifted U.S. public opinion and marked a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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E.
Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue was a major and brutal urban engagement during the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops for control of the historic city of Huế.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate conflict
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war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
demobilization of Cambodian factions
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deployment of United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia ⓘ restoration of the Kingdom of Cambodia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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surface form:
Third Indochina War
|
| belligerent |
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
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Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ FUNCINPEC resistance forces ⓘ Kampuchean Revolutionary Army ⓘ Khmer People's National Liberation Front ⓘ Khmer Rouge ⓘ People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ People's Republic of Kampuchea ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
|
| cause |
Khmer Rouge attacks on Vietnamese villages
ⓘ
border clashes between Cambodia and Vietnam ⓘ ideological conflict between Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese communists ⓘ regional power rivalry between China and Vietnam ⓘ |
| conflictType |
invasion
ⓘ
proxy war ⓘ |
| endDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Paris Peace Agreements of 1991
ⓘ
Cambodian–Vietnamese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978
capture of Phnom Penh by Vietnamese forces in January 1979 ⓘ continued guerrilla warfare along the Thai–Cambodian border ⓘ proclamation of the People's Republic of Kampuchea in January 1979 ⓘ |
| location |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| opposedBy |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
ASEAN
China ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western countries at the United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| peakPhase | 1978–1979 ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| result |
Sino-Vietnamese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979
United Nations peace process in Cambodia ⓘ Cambodian–Vietnamese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia
establishment of the People's Republic of Kampuchea ⓘ increased Sino-Vietnamese tensions ⓘ international isolation of Vietnam ⓘ overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime ⓘ prolonged Cambodian civil conflict ⓘ refugee crisis in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| supporter |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
ASEAN states
China ⓘ Eastern Bloc ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Thailand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cambodian–Vietnamese War Description of subject: The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978
this entity surface form:
Third Indochina War
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
this entity surface form:
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (border incidents)
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia
this entity surface form:
Cambodian–Vietnamese conflict
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese–Cambodian War
this entity surface form:
Cambodian–Vietnamese conflict
this entity surface form:
Third Indochina War
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
subject surface form:
Le Trong Tan
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia