Cambodian Vietnamese War

The Cambodian-Vietnamese War was a series of conflicts between the two countries, culminating in the establishment of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation and the subsequent invasion led by the Vietnam People's Army, which resulted in the removal of the Khmer Rouge regime from power and the establishment of the People's Republic of Kampuchea. The war ended the Cambodian genocide from 1975-1979 under the rule of Pol Pot. The conflict, apart from highlighting the traditional animosities between Vietnam and Cambodia, also revealed how deeply the Sino-Soviet split had broken open the communist movement of the time. The Communist Party of Vietnam had sided with the Soviet Union whereas the Communist Party of Kampuchea had aligned itself with the People's Republic of China.... Mehr