Khmer Rouge
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The Khmer Rouge was a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, responsible for the deaths of around two million people through genocide, forced labor, and mass starvation under the leadership of Pol Pot.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T644251 — 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: Khmer Rouge Context triple: [Maoism, influenced, Khmer Rouge]
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Viet Minh
The Viet Minh was a Vietnamese nationalist and communist-led independence movement, founded and led by Ho Chi Minh, that fought against French colonial rule and later Japanese occupation, ultimately paving the way for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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Viet Cong
The Viet Cong was a communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. militaries, playing a central role in the broader struggle for Vietnamese reunification under communist rule.
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Champa
Champa was an ancient maritime kingdom in what is now central and southern Vietnam, known for its seafaring trade networks, Hindu-Buddhist culture, and distinctive temple architecture.
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Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party is the communist political party that has governed Laos as its sole legal ruling party since 1975.
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Malayan Communist Party
The Malayan Communist Party was a communist political and guerrilla organization in British Malaya that led an armed insurgency against colonial and later Malaysian authorities in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khmer Rouge Target entity description: The Khmer Rouge was a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, responsible for the deaths of around two million people through genocide, forced labor, and mass starvation under the leadership of Pol Pot.
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A.
Viet Minh
The Viet Minh was a Vietnamese nationalist and communist-led independence movement, founded and led by Ho Chi Minh, that fought against French colonial rule and later Japanese occupation, ultimately paving the way for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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Viet Cong
The Viet Cong was a communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. militaries, playing a central role in the broader struggle for Vietnamese reunification under communist rule.
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C.
Champa
Champa was an ancient maritime kingdom in what is now central and southern Vietnam, known for its seafaring trade networks, Hindu-Buddhist culture, and distinctive temple architecture.
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Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party is the communist political party that has governed Laos as its sole legal ruling party since 1975.
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Malayan Communist Party
The Malayan Communist Party was a communist political and guerrilla organization in British Malaya that led an armed insurgency against colonial and later Malaysian authorities in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
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communist movement ⓘ political organization ⓘ revolutionary organization ⓘ |
| armedWing |
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
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surface form:
Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea
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| cameToPower | 1975 ⓘ |
| capitalUnderRule | Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cambodian Civil War
ⓘ
Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| crimeType |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| disarmament | late 1990s ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
1700000
ⓘ
2000000 ⓘ |
| finalCollapse | 1998 ⓘ |
| founder | Pol Pot ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| governedEntity | Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ |
| governedPeriodEnd | 1979-01-07 ⓘ |
| governedPeriodStart | 1975-04-17 ⓘ |
| headquartersDuringRule | Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
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Marxism–Leninism ⓘ agrarian socialism ⓘ radical communism ⓘ ultra‑Maoism ⓘ |
| internationalRecognition | held Cambodia's UN seat after 1979 ⓘ |
| leader |
Ieng Sary
ⓘ
Khieu Samphan ⓘ Nuon Chea ⓘ Pol Pot ⓘ |
| lostPower | 1979 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Khmer Rouge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cambodian genocide
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| officialStateName | Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ |
| opposedGroup |
Lon Nol
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surface form:
Lon Nol government
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
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| overthrownBy |
People's Republic of Kampuchea
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Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
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| policy |
abolition of markets
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abolition of money ⓘ abolition of religion ⓘ evacuation of cities ⓘ forced collectivization ⓘ mass forced labor ⓘ targeting of intellectuals ⓘ |
| slogan | Year Zero ⓘ |
| successorRegime | People's Republic of Kampuchea ⓘ |
| supportFrom |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
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Subject: Khmer Rouge Description of subject: The Khmer Rouge was a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, responsible for the deaths of around two million people through genocide, forced labor, and mass starvation under the leadership of Pol Pot.
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