Cambodia in Turmoil

Abstract

Cambodia, or the People's Republic of Kampuchea, has existed as a nation since the fifth century, and in general has offered a peaceful, agrarian life to its inhabitants. But, for the past decade this once tranquil land has suffered turmoil and tyranny unique in its barbarism. During this period its population has fallen from seven to six million, its economy has been devastated, its people systematically terrorized, and its sovereignty stolen. This paper reviews Cambodia's history, and then focuses on the events of the past decade, highlighting the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese takeovers, Cambodia's situation today, and concluding with a forecast of the Khmer peoples' future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177745

Entities

People

  • Mervin T. Avants Jr.

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Asia
  • Congress
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • Republic
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vietnam
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.