HIST250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Communist Party Of Kampuchea
20 Dec 2016
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Khmer rouge (french red khmer) aka cambodian communist party, or. Killed 25% of the country"s population, 1. 5 million out of 8 million. 30 years of wwii aand coming of the term genocide. Drive to create homogenous and ethnically purified society. Similar mindset and goals as young turks and nazis. Under french colonial rule, known as french indochina. French language was principal language of government, schools, etc. People felt they should be liberated from french rule. Created constitutional monarchy, did this without going through war. French still remained language of government and superior. What happens to cambodia during the period of independence. Norodom sihanouk causes stagnation and is not a very good ruler. Properties devalued and could no longer afford to keep land. It"s a hopeful vision through collectivization, giving power to people, and maximizing the earth. Had opportunity to go to paris to study. Many of his future khmer rouge colleagues also went to study in.
