Word: kampuchea
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Samphan's doctoral dissertation, written in Paris in the 1950s, provided the ideological basis for some of the Khmer Rouge's most radical policies, like Cambodia's complete withdrawal from the world economy. Three months ago, he became supreme leader of Democratic Kampuchea (as the Khmer Rouge call Cambodia), succeeding notorious ex-Premier Pol Pot, who nonetheless still commands the guerrilla army. In a lengthy statement to visiting journalists, Samphan claimed that the Khmer Rouge has a fighting force of 50,000, a figure that is far in excess of most Western estimates. He called for unity...
...your government regains control of Kampuchea, would you do things differently than you did before...
...These are people who are fleeing from the Vietnamese aggressor. When the situation is peaceful and stable, then they will come back. The policy of Democratic Kampuchea is to take back these refugees, and we have done...
...There have been many travelers to Cambodia who say there is not a single provincial capital where your flag is flying. How much of Kampuchea do you control...