Cambodian Civil War
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The Cambodian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1967 to 1975 between the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government and the communist Khmer Rouge, culminating in the latter’s victory and the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cambodian Civil War canonical | 28 |
| Cambodian Civil War (1978–1991) | 1 |
| Cambodian civil war | 1 |
| Khmer Rouge-led insurgency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T196237 — 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: Cambodian Civil War Context triple: [Vietnam War, relatedConflict, Cambodian Civil War]
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A.
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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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B.
Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War was a Cold War-era conflict in Laos involving royalist, communist, and ethnic Hmong forces, heavily influenced and covertly supported by the United States and North Vietnam as part of the broader Indochina wars.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cambodian Civil War Target entity description: The Cambodian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1967 to 1975 between the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government and the communist Khmer Rouge, culminating in the latter’s victory and the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea.
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A.
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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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B.
Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War was a Cold War-era conflict in Laos involving royalist, communist, and ethnic Hmong forces, heavily influenced and covertly supported by the United States and North Vietnam as part of the broader Indochina wars.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ |
| cause |
1967 Samlaut uprising
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insurgency by the Communist Party of Kampuchea ⓘ political instability in Cambodia ⓘ spillover of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
mass displacement of civilians
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widespread destruction of infrastructure ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal conflict ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | hundreds of thousands of people killed ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Khmer Rouge
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian genocide
Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Democratic Kampuchea
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of Kampuchea
Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Kampuchea (as insurgent movement)
Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer Republic
Khmer Rouge ⓘ Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government) ⓘ Lon Nol ⓘ
surface form:
Lon Nol government
Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK) ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
Soviet Union ⓘ Thailand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Khmer nationalism
ⓘ
Maoism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Khieu Samphan
ⓘ
Lon Nol ⓘ Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ Nuon Chea ⓘ Pol Pot ⓘ Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ⓘ |
| location |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Cambodian countryside ⓘ Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| opponent |
Khmer Rouge
ⓘ
Lon Nol ⓘ
surface form:
Lon Nol government
Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
ⓘ
Indochina conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Sangkum era
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War escalation in Indochina
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| result |
Khmer Rouge victory
ⓘ
establishment of Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ fall of Phnom Penh ⓘ overthrow of Lon Nol government ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1970 Cambodian coup d'état
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1970–1973 U.S. air campaign in Cambodia ⓘ Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975) ⓘ Operation Menu ⓘ U.S. bombing of Cambodia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Government of North Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam (for Khmer Rouge)
People's Republic of China (for Khmer Rouge) ⓘ South Vietnamese leadership ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam (for Lon Nol government)
United States (for Lon Nol government) ⓘ Viet Cong ⓘ
surface form:
Viet Cong (for Khmer Rouge)
|
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
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Subject: Cambodian Civil War Description of subject: The Cambodian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1967 to 1975 between the U.S.-backed Lon Nol government and the communist Khmer Rouge, culminating in the latter’s victory and the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea.
Referenced by (31)
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