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Khmer Rouge
(Encyclopedia)Khmer Rouge kmr´ roozh [key], name given to native Cambodian Communists. Khmer Rouge soldiers, aided by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, began a large-scale insurgency against government ...Rouge
(Encyclopedia)Rouge roozh [key], river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in S Michigan and winding S and SE to the Detroit River at the city of River Rouge. Dearborn and part of Detroit also lie on the river, which c...rouge
(Encyclopedia)rouge: see cosmetics.Heng Samrin
(Encyclopedia)Heng Samrin hng säm´rn [key], 1934–, Cambodian politician. He was president of Cambodia from 1979 to 1991 and headed the Communist party from 1981 to 1991. A regimental commander of the Khmer ...Phnom Penh
(Encyclopedia)Phnom Penh nm pn, pnm´ [key] or Phnum Penhpnoom´ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 527,000), capital of Cambodia, SW Cambodia, at the confluence of the Mekong and Tônlé Sap rivers. Phnom Pen...Lon Nol
(Encyclopedia)Lon Nol ln nl [key], 1913–85, Cambodian general and political leader. He became defense minister and army chief of staff in 1955 in Norodom Sihanouk's government. He served as premier (1966–67...Cardamoms
(Encyclopedia)Cardamomskär´dmmz, Thai Banthat, Khmer Kravanh, mountain group extending c.100 mi (160 km) along the Thai-Cambodian border, E of Chanthaburi, SE Thailand. The mountains receive monsoon rains and...Hun Sen
(Encyclopedia)Hun Sen hoon sn [key], 1952–, Cambodian political leader, premier of Cambodia (1985–93, 1998–; second premier, 1993–98). A member of the Khmer Rouge from 1970, he fled to Vietnam with Heng...Khmer Empire
(Encyclopedia)Khmer Empire kmr´ [key], ancient kingdom of SE Asia. In the 6th cent. the Cambodians, or Khmers, established an empire roughly corresponding to modern Cambodia and Laos. Divided during the 8th ce...Khmer Republic
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