Khmer Republic

E599843

The Khmer Republic was a U.S.-backed, anti-communist government that ruled Cambodia from 1970 until it was overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
historical state
alliedWith South Vietnam
United States
alsoKnownAs Lon Nol regime
linked to: Khmer Republic

Republic of Cambodia
linked to: Khmer Republic
capital Phnom Penh
coatOfArms Emblem of the Khmer Republic
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Khmer Republic
country Cambodia
currency Cambodian riel
dissolutionEvent Fall of Phnom Penh
endTime 1975-04-17
establishedAfterEvent 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
firstPresident Cheng Heng
flag Flag of the Khmer Republic
governmentType republic
headOfStateTitle President of the Khmer Republic
ideology anti-communism
inConflict Cambodian Civil War
legislature National Assembly of the Khmer Republic
locatedIn Southeast Asia
locatedInTimeZone Indochina Time
nativeName Sathéaranakrâk Kâmpŭchéa
linked to: Cambodia
officialLanguage Khmer
officialName Khmer Republic
opposedBy Khmer Rouge
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
overthrownBy Khmer Rouge
predecessor Kingdom of Cambodia
linked to: Cambodia
president Cheng Heng
Lon Nol
Saukham Khoy
primeMinister Hang Thun Hak
In Tam
Lon Nol
Long Boret
Sisowath Sirik Matak
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
sharesBorderWith Laos
South Vietnam
Thailand
shortName Cambodia
startTime 1970-10-09
successor Democratic Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
supportedBy United States
utcOffset +07:00

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Democratic Kampuchea precededBy Khmer Republic
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army opponent Khmer Republic
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK) allegiance Khmer Republic under Lon Nol
linked to: Khmer Republic
Sangkum era followedBy Khmer Republic
Fall of Phnom Penh (17 April 1975) belligerent Republic of Khmer (Lon Nol regime)
linked to: Khmer Republic
United States (for Lon Nol government) appliesToGovernment Lon Nol government
linked to: Khmer Republic
United States (for Lon Nol government) supportedRegime Lon Nol government
linked to: Khmer Republic
United States (for Lon Nol government) primaryBeneficiary Lon Nol regime
linked to: Khmer Republic
Lon Nol headOfGovernmentOf Khmer Republic
Lon Nol founded Khmer Republic
Khmer National Armed Forces country Khmer Republic
Khmer National Armed Forces partOf Khmer Republic
Khmer National Armed Forces allegiance Khmer Republic government
linked to: Khmer Republic
Parrot’s Beak region of Cambodia associatedWithLeader Lon Nol government
linked to: Khmer Republic
Khmer Republic officialName Khmer Republic
Khmer Republic conventionalLongName Khmer Republic
Khmer Republic alsoKnownAs Republic of Cambodia
linked to: Khmer Republic
Khmer Republic alsoKnownAs Lon Nol regime
linked to: Khmer Republic
RAK opponent Lon Nol government
linked to: Khmer Republic
Nol associatedWithPoliticalEntity Khmer Republic
Lon Nol headOfGovernment Khmer Republic
subject linked to: Lon
President of the Khmer Republic partOf Government of the Khmer Republic
linked to: Khmer Republic
Sirik Matak involvedIn Khmer Republic government (1970–1975)
linked to: Khmer Republic
Sirik Matak countryServed Khmer Republic
Seng Nol activeInPeriod Khmer Republic
Seng Nol associatedWith Lon Nol government
linked to: Khmer Republic
Seng Nol associatedWith Khmer Republic
FANK partOf Lon Nol government
linked to: Khmer Republic
FANK allegiance Khmer Republic
FANK governmentTypeServed Khmer Republic
FANK Army controlledBy Khmer Republic government
linked to: Khmer Republic
FANK Navy allegiance Khmer Republic
FANK Navy timePeriod Lon Nol regime
linked to: Khmer Republic
General Staff of FANK country Khmer Republic
General Staff of FANK operationalPeriod Khmer Republic era
linked to: Khmer Republic
General Staff of FANK usedBy government of the Khmer Republic
linked to: Khmer Republic