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Party of Democratic Kampuchea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Party of Democratic Kampuchea was a political party in Cambodia, formed as a continuation of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in December 1981. [1] In the mid-1980s it publicly claimed that its ideology was "democratic socialism," [2] having ostensibly renounced Communism. [3] History The dissolution of CPK and formation of PDK was, according to the party itself, prompted by the need for broader unity against Vi etnam, a unity which an explicit communist line would hamper. The National Army of Democratic Kampuchea was the armed wing of the party, while the Patriotic and Democratic Front of the Great National Union of Kampuchea was a mass organization controlled by it. The General Secretary of the party at the time was Pol Pot. The party led the deposed Democratic Kampuchea government. Its followers were generally called Khmer Rouge. At the time of the formation of the PDK, the Khmer Rouge forces had been pushed back b y the Vietnamese- backed KPRP government to an area near the Thai border. The PDK began cooperating with other anti-Vietnamese factions, and formed the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in 1982. Although Pol Pot relinquished party leadership to Khieu Samphan in 1985, he continued to wield considerable influence over the movement. Ahead of the 1992/1993 elections, the PDK was largely succeeded by the Cambodian National Unity Party (aka CNUP), [4] which publicly stated its wish to pa rticipate in the elections but eventually did not register and vowed to sabotage the election. Subsequently, UNTAC decided not to conduct elections in areas under PDK control. [5] At the time it was estimated that approximately six percent of the population in Cambodia lived in areas under PDK control. [6] The PDK was declared illegal in July 1994, after which its activities continued unde r the Cambodian National Unity Party and the self-proclaimed "Provisional Government of National Union and National Salvation of Cambodia" [7] See also Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea Phnom Malai References Glossary - Thai / Cambodia Border Refugee Camps Website (http://www .websitesrcg.com/borde r/glossary .html) 1. Alan John Day, Richard German, and John Campbell (Ed.). Political Parties of the W orld . 1996. New York: Stockton. p. 109. 2. Bogdan Szajkowski (Ed.). Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the W orld . John Harper Publishing. 2004. p. 54. 3. Arthur S. Banks, Thomas C. Muller, William Overstreet, Sean M. Phelan, Hal Smith (Ed.). Political Handbook of the 4. Par ty of De mocra ti c Ka mpuc he a - Wik ip ed ia , the fr ee enc ycl op ed ia ht tp s:/ /e n. wi ki pe dia .o rg/wiki/ Part y_ of_De mo cr at ic _Kampuch ea 1 of 2 8/4/2015 9:12 PM
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Party of Democratic KampucheaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Party of Democratic Kampuchea was a political party in Cambodia, formed as a continuation of the
Communist Party of Kampuchea in December 1981.[1] In the mid-1980s it publicly claimed that its ideology
was "democratic socialism,"[2] having ostensibly renounced Communism.[3]
History
The dissolution of CPK and formation of PDK was, according to the party itself, prompted by the need forbroader unity against Vietnam, a unity which an explicit communist line would hamper. The National Army ofDemocratic Kampuchea was the armed wing of the party, while the Patriotic and Democratic Front of the GreatNational Union of Kampuchea was a mass organization controlled by it.
The General Secretary of the party at the time was Pol Pot. The party led the deposed Democratic Kampucheagovernment. Its followers were generally called Khmer Rouge.
At the time of the formation of the PDK, the Khmer Rouge forces had been pushed back by the Vietnamese-backed KPRP government to an area near the Thai border. The PDK began cooperating with otheranti-Vietnamese factions, and formed the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in 1982.
Although Pol Pot relinquished party leadership to Khieu Samphan in 1985, he continued to wield considerableinfluence over the movement.
Ahead of the 1992/1993 elections, the PDK was largely succeeded by the Cambodian National Unity Party (aka
CNUP),[4] which publicly stated its wish to participate in the elections but eventually did not register and vowed
to sabotage the election. Subsequently, UNTAC decided not to conduct elections in areas under PDK control.[5]
At the time it was estimated that approximately six percent of the population in Cambodia lived in areas under
PDK control.[6]
The PDK was declared illegal in July 1994, after which its activities continued under the Cambodian NationalUnity Party and the self-proclaimed "Provisional Government of National Union and National Salvation of
Cambodia"[7]
See also
Coalition Government of Democratic KampucheaPhnom Malai
References
Glossary - Thai / Cambodia Border Refugee Camps Website (http://www.websitesrcg.com/border/glossary.html)1. Alan John Day, Richard German, and John Campbell (Ed.). Political Parties of the World. 1996. New York:Stockton. p. 109.
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Bogdan Szajkowski (Ed.). Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World. John Harper Publishing. 2004. p.54.
3.
Arthur S. Banks, Thomas C. Muller, William Overstreet, Sean M. Phelan, Hal Smith (Ed.). Political Handbook of the4.
Party of Democratic Kampuchea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_of_Democratic_Kampuchea
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World 1999. 2000. p. 154.CAMBODIA (Radhsphea Ney Preah Recheanachakr Kampuchea - National Assembly) (http://www.appf.org.pe/members/002about.htm)
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CPSR - document_view (http://cpsr.org/prevsite/cpsr/privacy/privacy_international/country_reports/1993_us_state_dept_human_rights_guide/cambodia.txt)
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The Europa World Year Book Volume I. Europa Publications Limited. 1997. p. 775.7.
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