Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muma1970, vaKhmer Rouge vaitsigirwa zvikuru uye vaitsigirwa nemari neCCP, vachigamuchira tendero kubva kuna Mao Zedong; zvinofungidzirwa kuti kanenge 90% yerubatsiro rwekunze rwakapiwa vaKhmer Rouge rwakabva kuChina. Hurumende yakabviswa musimba muna 1979 apo
Vietnam yakapinda muCambodia ndokukurumidza kuparadza mazhinjisa emauto eKhmer Rouge. VaKhmer Rouge ipapo vakatiza vachienda kuThailand, uko hurumende yakavaona sesimba rokudzivirira vaVietnam veKominisi. VaKhmer Rouge vakaramba vachirwisana nevaVietnam nehurumende yePeople's Republic of Kampuchea itsva kusvikira hondo yapera muna 1989. Hurumende dzeCambodian dziri kutapwa (kusanganisira Khmer Rouge) dzakabata chigaro cheCambodia kuUnited Nations (ne rutsigiro rukuru rwenyika dzakawanda) kusvika muna 1993, apo umambo hwakadzorerwa uye zita renyika yeCambodian rakashandurwa kuva Humambo hweCambodia. Kwapera gore, zviuru zvevapanduki veKhmer Rouge zvakazviisa mumaoko ehurumende.