Khmer Serei (bahasa Khmer : ខ្មែរសេរី [kʰmae seːrəj ] ; "Khmer Bebas") adalah sebuah pasukan gerilya anti-komunis dan anti-monarkis yang dibentuk oleh nasionalis Kamboja Son Ngoc Thanh . Pada 1959, ia menerbitkan 'Manifesto Khmer Serei' mengklaim bahwa Sihanouk mendukung 'komunisasi' Kamboja.[1] Pada 1960an, Khmer Serei bertumbuh dalam hal jumlah, berharap menjadi pasukan pejuang dan politik yang besar.
Wilayah-wilayah di Kamboja
Kegiatan-kegiatan pembelot di Indochina, 1951
Tujuan utama Khmer Serei adalah untuk mendestabilisasikan kekuasaan yang berdiri dan dipegang oleh pemimpin Kamboja saat itu, Raja Norodom Sihanouk dan menggulingkan kekuasaannya – dan menjadi bagian permanen dari politik Kamboja.[2]
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