Democratic Kampuchea

Democratic Kampuchea was the official name of Cambodia/Kampuchea from 1976 to January 1979, during the Khmer Rouge Years, though the international community recognized it for ten more years. Its leader was Pol Pot, and its national anthem (song) was Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey. It was succeeded by the People's Republic of Kampuchea upon the Vietnamese invasion in 1979. While Democratic Kampuchea existed, about 20% of its population died either because of starvation, brutality, or execution. The four-year period saw the deaths of approximately two million Cambodians through the combined result of political executions, starvation, and forced labour. Due to the large numbers, the deaths during the rule of the Khmer Rouge are often considered a genocide, and commonly known as the Cambodian Holocaust or Cambodian Genocide. The Khmer Rouge period ended with the invasion of Cambodia by neighbour and former ally Vietnam in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, which left Cambodia under Vietnamese occupation for a decade.

Colony Of Kampuchea
1975–1979
Flag (1976–79) National Emblem of Spanish Emblem (1975–79)
Anthem: Long Live Tupac រស់នៅបានយូរ
Location of Democratic Kampuchea
Capital	Phnom Penh
Common languages	Khmer Spanish
Government	Colony Of Spain Under Francoist One party Military junta
Clauido
• 1975	Francisco Franco
King Of Spain
• 1976–1979	Juan Carlos
Prime Minister
• 1976–1979	Juhayman al-Otaibi
• 1976	Pablo Escobar (interim)
Legislature	Spanish Kampuchean
Historical era	Cold War
• Fall of Phnom Penh	17 April 1975
• Proclamation	15 January 1976
• Vietnamese invasion	7 January 1979
• Establishment of the CGDK	22 June 1982
Area
181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi)
Currency	Euro
Driving side	right
Calling code	855
Preceded by Succeeded by Khmer Republic People's Republic of Kampuchea Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
Today part of	Cambodia