Liberated Area of Cambodia
Liberated Area of Cambodia | |||||||||
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| 1978–1979 | |||||||||
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| Status | Areas controlled by the FUNSK and a government-in-waiting[2] | ||||||||
| Capital | Snuol district | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 | Heng Samrin[3] | ||||||||
| Deputy President | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 | Chea Sim[4] | ||||||||
| Establishment | Pre-Cambodian-Vietnamese War | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• First reports of existence[8] | 2 December 1978 | ||||||||
• Establishment of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Council Government | 8 January 1979 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The Liberated Area of Cambodia,[5] Snuol Liberation Area,[7][6][9][10][11][12] Liberated Area of Snun,[13] Liberated Areas[14][15] or Liberated Zone[16] refers to the territory of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, then also called United Front for National Salvation.[17][18][19]
Background
After the Eastern Zone massacres, members of the Pro-Vietnam faction of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, defected from the Communist Party of Kampuchea.[20][21][22]
Foundation
On 2 December 1978, the defectors of the CPK founded the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, in Snuol in the Liberated Area, this was the first time the Liberated Area was mentioned.[9][6][23]
Governance
Heng Samrin served as President of government-in-waiting, while Chea Sim became Deputy President of government-in-waiting.[24]
The Thai intelligence reported, “After driving out the Khmer Rouge from an area, the Front immediately dismantles the communal kitchen and brings in a few monks to reassure the people.”[25] Western sources reported the same thing.[26]
On January 1, 1979, the central committee of the front proclaimed a set of "immediate policies" to be applied in the "liberated areas." One of these policies was to establish "people's self-management committees" in all localities.[14]
Foreign relationships
The FUNSK had relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.[27]
Dissolution
On 7 January 1979, the People's Army of Vietnam of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam took over Phnom Penh, the next day the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Council Government was established to replace the Liberated Area, which was the government-in-waiting for the People'sRepublic of Kampuchea.[28][29][18]
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Margaret Slocomb, The People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979–1989: The revolution after Pol Pot ISBN 978-974-9575-34-5
- ↑ "One mans liberation anothers occupation". Phnom Penh Post. 16 January 1998.
- ↑ "One mans liberation anothers occupation". Phnom Penh Post. 16 January 1998.
- ↑ "One mans liberation anothers occupation". Phnom Penh Post. 16 January 1998.
- 1 2 Zhai, Qiang (September 1, 2007). "Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War: The Last Maoist War. Edward C. O'Dowd. London and New York: Routledge, 2007. xii + 234 pp. £75.00. ISBN 0-415-41427-X". The China Quarterly. 191: 778–779. doi:10.1017/S0305741007001956 – via ResearchGate.
- 1 2 3 "Ministry commemorates over four decades of national media - Khmer Times". 4 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Dec. 2 Front and Jan. 7 Victory Pave the Way for Today's Progress, Reaffirms Samdech Techo Hun Sen". 2 December 2025.
- ↑ [5][6][7]
- 1 2 "Cambodia marks 46th anniversary of KUFNS founding - Khmer Times". 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "Cambodian Leaders Recall the Establishment of National Liberation Movement against Genocide Regime".
- ↑ "Villagers who fought alongside Hun Sen in liberation causes seek recognition - Khmer Times". 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "Cambodia marks 'December 2 Movement' - TDI". 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Ever-resounding victory". en.qdnd.vn. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- 1 2 "Cambodia - THE PEOPle's REPUBLIC OF KAMPUCHEA".
- ↑ "Part 3: Collapse of the genocidal regime - A joint victory of Vietnam and Cambodia".
- ↑ "Vietnam Reported Pushing Deeper into Cambodia". The New York Times. 7 December 1978.
- ↑ Jackson, Karl D. (1979). "Cambodia 1978: War, Pillage, and Purge in Democratic Kampuchea". Asian Survey. 19 (1): 72–84. doi:10.2307/2643657. JSTOR 2643657.
- 1 2 Van Der Kroef, Justus M. (1979). "Cambodia: From "Democratic Kampuchea" to "People's Republic"". Asian Survey. 19 (8): 731–750. doi:10.2307/2643718. JSTOR 2643718.
- ↑ "CPP today marks 59 years since founding - The Cambodia Daily". english.cambodiadaily.com. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ "8 January 1979: People's Republic of Kampuchea Established". 8 January 1979.
- ↑ "(PDF) Conflict in the Kampuchean Communist movement". Archived from the original on 2026-06-18. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ "Cambodia: The Eastern Zone Massacres" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-10.
- ↑ "Cambodia – a revival from the ashes". 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "One mans liberation anothers occupation". Phnom Penh Post. 16 January 1998.
- ↑ The Pol Pot regime : Race, power, and genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, 1975-79. Chiang Mai ; Silkworm Books. 2005. ISBN 978-974-9575-71-0.
- ↑ "Vietnam and the Governments and People of Kampuchea" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-18.
- ↑ People's Daily commentator on Vietnam-Kampuchea border conflict – Journal of Contemporary Asia, 1752–7554, Volume 8, Issue 3, 1978
- ↑ "The rebirth of Kampuchea" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Cambodia: From "Democratic Kampuchea" to "People's Republic"". scispace.com. 1979-08-01.