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Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia

People's Republic of Kampuchea
សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិតុកម្ពុជា
Sathéaranakrâth Pracheameanit Kâmpŭchéa
Unrecognized state
1979–1989
Emblem
Emblem
Anthem
Anthem of People's Republic of Kampuchea
Capital Phnom Penh
Languages Khmer
Religion Buddhism
Government Marxist-Leninist one-party republic
General Secretary
 •  1979–1981 Pen Sovan
 •  1981–1991 Heng Samrin
Premier
 •  1981 Pen Sovan
 •  1982–1985 Chan Sy
 •  1985–1989 Hun Sen
Head of State
 •  1979–1989 Heng Samrin
Historical era Cold War
 •  Beginning of the Vietnamese occupation 7 January 1979
 •  K5 Plan 1985
 •  Transition 1 May 1989
Currency Cambodian riel (KHR)
Vietnamese đồng (1978-80)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Democratic Kampuchea
State of Cambodia
Today part of  Cambodia
State of Cambodia
រដ្ឋកម្ពុជា
Rath Kâmpŭchéa
1989–1992
Anthem
National Anthem of Cambodia (1979-1989) - revised
Nokor Reach
(de facto since 1990)
Capital Phnom Penh
Languages Khmer
Government Marxist-Leninist one-party republic (until 1991)
General Secretary
 •  1989–1991 Heng Samrin
Premier
 •  1989–1993 Hun Sen
Head of State
 •  1989–1992 Heng Samrin
 •  1992–1993 Chea Sim
 •  1993 Norodom Sihanouk
Historical era Cold War
 •  Transitional constitution adopted 1 May 1989
 •  Vietnamese withdrawal 26 September 1989
 •  Paris Peace Accords 23 October 1991
 •  UNTAC established 15 March 1992
 •  Monarchy restored 24 September 1993
Currency Cambodian riel (KHR)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
People's Republic of Kampuchea
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
Today part of  Cambodia

The People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK; Khmer: សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិតកម្ពុជា Sathéaranakrâth Pracheameanit Kâmpŭchéa) was founded in Cambodia by the Salvation Front, a group of Cambodian communists dissatisfied with the Khmer Rouge, after the overthrow of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot's government. Brought about by an invasion from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which routed the Khmer Rouge armies, it had Vietnam and the Soviet Union as its main allies.

The PRK failed to secure United Nations endorsement due to the diplomatic intervention of the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the ASEAN countries. The Cambodian seat at the United Nations was held by the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, which was the Khmer Rouge in coalition with two non-communist guerrilla factions. However, the PRK was considered the de facto government of Cambodia between 1979 and 1993, albeit with limited international recognition.

Beginning May 1989, the PRK restored the name "Cambodia" by renaming the country, State of Cambodia (SOC) (Khmer: រដ្ឋកម្ពុជា, Rath Kâmpŭchéa) during the last four years of its existence in an attempt to attract international sympathy. It retained, however, most of its leadership and one-party structure, while undergoing a transition and eventually giving way to the restoration of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The PRK/SOC existed as a socialist state from 1979 until 1991, the year in which the ruling single party abandoned its Marxist-Leninist ideology.


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