Chikwata ichi chakanga chiri pasi pevhu kwenguva zhinji yekuvapo kwayo uye chakatora masimba munyika muna Kubvumbi 1975 ndokuvamba nyika inozivikanwa seDemocratic Kampuchea. Bato racho rakarasikirwa nesimba muna 1979 nekugadzwa kwePeople's Republic of Kampuchea nevanhu vekuruboshwe vakanga vasingagutsikane nehutongi hwaPol Pot uye nekupindira kwemauto eVietnamese.
pashure poruparadziko rweCambodian. Bato racho rakaparadzwa zviri pamutemo muna 1981, neParty of Democratic Kampuchea ichiti ndiyo yakasara.