Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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The Cambodian–Vietnamese War[lower-alpha 3] was an armed conflict between Democratic Kampuchea, controlled by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The war began with repeated attacks by the Liberation Army of Kampuchea on the southwestern border of Vietnam, particularly the Ba Chúc massacre which resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 Vietnamese civilians.[10] On 23 December 1978, 10 out of 19 of the Khmer Rouge's military divisions opened fire along the shared Southwestern borderline with Vietnam [11] with the goal of invading the Vietnamese provinces of Đồng Tháp, An Giang and Kiên Giang.[12] On 25 December 1978, Vietnam launched a full-scale invasion of Kampuchea, and subsequently occupied the country in 2 weeks and removed the government of the Communist Party of Kampuchea from power. In doing so, Vietnam put an ultimate stop to the Cambodian Genocide, which had most likely killed between 1.2 million and 2.8 million people — or between 13 and 30 percent of the country’s population.[13][14]
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Part of the Third Indochina War, the Cold War in Asia, and the Sino-Soviet split | |||||||
Vietnamese soldiers entering Phnom Penh in January 1979 | |||||||
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Democratic Kampuchea (1977–1982) |
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Thailand (border clashes)[1] |
Post-invasion: Until April 1989: Vietnam People's Republic of Kampuchea From April 1989: State of Cambodia | ||||||
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