Communist Party of Kampuchea [SEP] country of origin
Communist Party of Kampuchea
The Communist Party of Kampuchea ( or ; CPK, ), also known as the Khmer Communist Party (KCP), was a communist party in Cambodia. Its leader was Pol Pot and its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge (Red Khmers). The party was underground for most of its existence and took power in the country in 1975 and established the state known as Democratic Kampuchea. The party lost power in 1979 with the establishment of the People's Republic of Kampuchea by leftists who were
National Council onto his post-victory death list. Government resistance finally collapsed on 17 April 1975.
Leader of Kampuchea.
The Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975. As the leader of the Communist Party, Sâr became the "de facto" leader of the country. He adopted the title "brother number one" and used the "nom de guerre" Pol Pot. Philip Short offered an explanation for the origin of Pol Pot's name, stating that Sâr announced that he was adopting the name