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Michael CarricoMichael Carrico
Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) and the Cambodian Genocide (1975–1979)

Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) and the Cambodian Genocide (1975–1979)

  1. U.S. evacuates Phnom Penh in Operation Eagle Pull

    Labels: Operation Eagle, United States, Phnom Penh

  2. Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh and seize power

    Labels: Khmer Rouge, Democratic Kampuchea, Phnom Penh

  3. Phnom Penh is forcibly evacuated

    Labels: Phnom Penh, Population Displacement, Rural Collectivization

  4. Banking system shuttered and currency abolished

    Labels: Central Bank, Currency Abolition, Democratic Kampuchea

  5. Tuol Sleng (S-21) becomes central security prison

    Labels: Tuol Sleng, S-21, Interrogation Center

  6. Democratic Kampuchea constitution is promulgated

    Labels: Communist Party, Democratic Kampuchea, Constitution

  7. One-party election held for representative assembly

    Labels: Representative Assembly, One-party Election, Democratic Kampuchea

  8. Cross-border attacks intensify Cambodia–Vietnam conflict

    Labels: Cambodia Vietnam, Khmer Rouge, Border Raids

  9. Ba Chúc massacre in Vietnam

    Labels: Ba Ch, Khmer Rouge, An Giang

  10. Eastern Zone purges and mass killings escalate

    Labels: Eastern Zone, Khmer Rouge, Mass Killings

  11. Vietnam launches full-scale invasion of Cambodia

    Labels: Vietnam Invasion, Vietnam People's, Democratic Kampuchea

  12. Phnom Penh falls; Democratic Kampuchea collapses

    Labels: Fall of, Vietnamese Forces, Democratic Kampuchea

  13. Paris Peace Agreements signed to end Cambodia conflict

    Labels: Paris Peace, UNTAC, Cambodia

  14. UN–Cambodia agreement signed establishing the ECCC

    Labels: UN Cambodia, ECCC, United Nations

  15. ECCC convicts Duch in Case 001 judgment

    Labels: Kaing Guek, Duch, ECCC Case

  16. ECCC sentences Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan

    Labels: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, ECCC Case

  17. ECCC convicts Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan of genocide

    Labels: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, ECCC Case