The Khmer Rouge

GPTKB entity

Statements (128)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Killing_Fields
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Phnom_Penh
gptkbp:country gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:created new social order
gptkbp:cultural_impact destruction of cultural heritage
gptkbp:date January 7, 1979
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Vietnamese_invasion
Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:political_movement
condemnation
mass executions
self-sufficiency
collectivization of agriculture
propaganda campaigns
forced labor camps
agrarian socialism
land redistribution
child soldiers
family separation
nationalization of industry
repression of dissent
re-education camps
suppression of religion
use of propaganda films
control of information
anti-urbanization
dehumanization of victims
forced marriages
elimination of currency
repression of foreign influence
creation of a new society based on agrarian ideals
cult of personality around Pol Pot
destruction of the middle class
elimination of private property
military alliances with other communist groups
rejection of Western culture
secrecy and surveillance
use of children in propaganda
use of fear as a control mechanism
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1979
gptkb:1999
gptkbp:emergency_services gptkb:Phnom_Penh
gptkbp:end_of_life 1.7 million
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:established gptkb:Democratic_Kampuchea
collective farms
re-education camps
gptkbp:formed revolutionary army
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Lon_Nol_government
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1968
Khieu Samphân
gptkbp:goal establish a classless society
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:political_organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Khmer Rouge
gptkbp:influence political landscape of Cambodia
gptkbp:influenced Cambodian politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Maoism
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:Khmer_people
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1975
gptkb:1979
1970s
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:philosopher
ethnic minorities
gptkbp:is_characterized_by extreme violence
totalitarian rule
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Detective
international community
gptkbp:is_engaged_in human rights abuses
gptkbp:is_implemented_in agrarian socialism
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Company
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:war
mass executions
suppression of dissent
political purges
displacement of populations
destruction of cultural heritage
cultural destruction
forced relocations
destruction of religious sites
destruction of education system
destruction of family structures
destruction of healthcare system
destruction of historical records
destruction of civil society
destruction of economic systems
destruction of political institutions
destruction of social fabric
destruction of traditional practices
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Royal_Government_of_Cambodia
capitalism
foreign intervention
Western influence
foreign culture
gptkbp:is_promoted_by self-sufficiency
gptkbp:is_supported_by some rural populations
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Pol_Pot
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:Khmer_Rouge_leaders
international trials
gptkbp:legacy trauma in Cambodian society
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:military_branch Khmer Rouge Army
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Cambodian_genocide
gptkb:Khmer_Rouge_Tribunal
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Khieu_Samphan
gptkb:Nuon_Chea
gptkb:Ieng_Thirith
gptkb:Ieng_Sary
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Angkar
gptkbp:recognizes until 1993
gptkbp:reign_end 1975 to 1979
gptkbp:responsible_for gptkb:legal_case
deaths of millions
gptkbp:social_responsibility widespread torture
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Democratic_Kampuchea
gptkbp:supports gptkb:China
gptkbp:symbol the Angkor Wat temple
gptkbp:targets gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:uses gptkb:political_organization
torture
forced labor