PRK

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PRK is the abbreviation for the People's Republic of Kampuchea, the socialist state that governed Cambodia from 1979 to 1989 following the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime.

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PRK canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf socialist state
alliedWith Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Soviet Union
capital Phnom Penh
coatOfArmsDescription Angkor Wat with socialist symbols
continent Asia
country Cambodia
countryCode KH
currency Riel
endDate 1989-04-29
establishedAfter Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
fall of the Khmer Rouge regime
executiveBody Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
firstHeadOfGovernment Pen Sovan
firstHeadOfState Heng Samrin
flagDescription red field with yellow outline map of Cambodia and inscriptions
followedBy State of Cambodia
governmentType socialist republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers
headOfStateTitle President of the Council of State
historicalRegion Indochina
ideology Marxism–Leninism
legalSystem socialist legal system
legislature National Assembly of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
mainReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
notableHeadOfGovernment Chan Sy
Hun Sen
officialLanguage Khmer
opposedBy Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge guerrillas
linked to: Khmer Rouge
period Cold War
politicalPartyInPower Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
precededBy Democratic Kampuchea
primarySecurityForce People's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Kampuchea
reasonForCreation to replace Democratic Kampuchea after genocide
recognizedBy Soviet bloc countries
restoredInstitution Buddhist monastic order
education system
healthcare system
shortName PRK
standsFor People's Republic of Kampuchea
startDate 1979-01-07
successorParty Cambodian People's Party
supportedBy Vietnam People's Army
territoryIncludes Mekong River basin in Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Tonlé Sap region
UNRepresentationHeldBy Democratic Kampuchea

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People's Republic of Kampuchea shortName PRK
subject linked to: PRK